CVE-2025-14975
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Custom Login Page Customizer WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to reset any user's password by knowing their username, including administrators. This affects all WordPress sites running vulnerable versions of this plugin, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- Custom Login Page Customizer WordPress plugin
⚠️ 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).
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- 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
Complete site takeover by resetting administrator password, leading to data theft, malware injection, defacement, or ransomware deployment.
Likely Case
Administrative account compromise allowing content manipulation, plugin/theme installation, or user data access.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong network controls, WAF rules, and monitoring detect unusual password reset attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Simple HTTP requests with username parameter can trigger password reset. No authentication required.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.5.4
Vendor Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a1403186-51aa-4eae-a3fe-0c559570eb93/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Custom Login Page Customizer'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually update to version 2.5.4 or later.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Custom Login Page Customizer plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate custom-login-page-customizer
Implement WAF rules
allBlock suspicious password reset requests targeting the vulnerable endpoint
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement rate limiting on password reset functionality
- Enable two-factor authentication for all administrative accounts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Custom Login Page Customizer → Version number. If version is below 2.5.4, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get custom-login-page-customizer --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 2.5.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed password reset attempts for different users
- Unusual password reset success logs for administrative accounts
- HTTP requests to password reset endpoints with username parameter
Network Indicators:
- Unusual spikes in POST requests to password reset endpoints
- Requests from unfamiliar IP addresses to authentication endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("password reset" OR "lostpassword") AND status=200 AND user="admin"