CVE-2025-1502
📋 TL;DR
The IP2Location Redirection plugin for WordPress has an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download the plugin's configuration settings. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin up to version 1.33.3. Attackers can access sensitive configuration data without requiring any authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- IP2Location Redirection 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
Attackers download plugin settings containing sensitive redirection rules, IP geolocation configurations, or other operational data that could be used for reconnaissance or to bypass security controls.
Likely Case
Attackers download configuration files to understand site structure, identify redirection patterns, or gather information for further attacks.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and web application firewalls, the impact is limited to configuration exposure without direct system compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability requires only a simple HTTP request to the vulnerable AJAX endpoint without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.33.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find IP2Location Redirection plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.33.4+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable AJAX endpoint
allBlock access to the vulnerable 'download_ip2location_redirection_backup' AJAX action using web application firewall rules or .htaccess restrictions.
# Add to .htaccess:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} action=download_ip2location_redirection_backup [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
Temporarily disable plugin
linuxDeactivate the IP2Location Redirection plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate ip2location-redirection
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the IP2Location Redirection plugin entirely from your WordPress installation.
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin AJAX endpoints.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress plugin version in admin panel or examine /wp-content/plugins/ip2location-redirection/ip2location-redirection.php file header for version number.Check Version:
wp plugin get ip2location-redirection --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version is 1.33.4 or higher and test that unauthenticated requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=download_ip2location_redirection_backup return proper authentication errors.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP 200 responses to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=download_ip2location_redirection_backup from unauthenticated IPs
- Unusual download patterns of configuration files
Network Indicators:
- GET requests to WordPress AJAX endpoints with the vulnerable action parameter from external IPs without authentication cookies
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND query_string="*action=download_ip2location_redirection_backup*" AND NOT user_agent="*bot*" AND response_code=200