CVE-2025-14864
📋 TL;DR
The Virusdie WordPress plugin exposes API keys to authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher due to missing capability checks. This allows attackers to retrieve the site's Virusdie API key, potentially compromising the associated Virusdie account and website security. All WordPress sites using Virusdie plugin versions up to 1.1.7 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Virusdie - One-click website security plugin for WordPress
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers gain full control of the site owner's Virusdie account, potentially disabling security protections, accessing sensitive site data, or using the account for malicious activities against other sites.
Likely Case
Attackers retrieve the API key and use it to access the Virusdie dashboard, potentially disabling security scans, modifying settings, or viewing protected information.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to unauthorized API key viewing without further exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated WordPress user access. The vulnerability is simple to exploit once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.8 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3450727%40virusdie&new=3450727%40virusdie&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Virusdie plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.1.8+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the Virusdie plugin until patched to prevent exploitation.
wp plugin deactivate virusdie
Restrict User Roles
allTemporarily limit Subscriber and other low-privilege user accounts until patch is applied.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Monitor WordPress user accounts and audit Subscriber-level access
- Implement network segmentation to restrict access to WordPress admin areas
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress plugin version: Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify Virusdie version is 1.1.7 or lower.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=virusdie --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Virusdie plugin version is 1.1.8 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual wp_ajax_virusdie_apikey requests from non-admin users
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful login
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=virusdie_apikey from non-admin IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "admin-ajax.php" AND "virusdie_apikey" AND NOT user_role="administrator"🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/virusdie/trunk/inc/class-virusdie.php#L75
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/virusdie/trunk/inc/tools/class-virusdie-behavior.php#L240
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3450727%40virusdie&new=3450727%40virusdie&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ef2e0b1-52ef-4f70-9e95-d010a586d060?source=cve
