CVE-2025-2103
📋 TL;DR
The SoundRise Music WordPress plugin has an authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access to modify WordPress site options. Attackers can change the default user registration role to administrator and enable registration to gain full administrative control. All WordPress sites using SoundRise Music plugin versions 1.6.11 and earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SoundRise Music WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Soundrise by Irontemplates
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site takeover where attackers gain administrative access, can install backdoors, deface the site, steal data, or use the site for further attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers gain administrative privileges and compromise the WordPress installation, potentially leading to data theft, malware injection, or site defacement.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, unauthorized privilege escalation attempts are detected and blocked before administrative access is obtained.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access (subscriber-level or higher). Attack involves sending crafted AJAX requests to the vulnerable ironMusic_ajax() function.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.6.11
Vendor Advisory: https://themeforest.net/item/soundrise-artists-producers-and-record-labels-wordpress-theme/19764337
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find SoundRise Music plugin. 4. Check for available updates. 5. Update to latest version. 6. Verify plugin is updated to version after 1.6.11.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the SoundRise Music plugin until patched
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registration in WordPress settings
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor for suspicious user activity
- Use web application firewall rules to block requests to the vulnerable ironMusic_ajax() function
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > SoundRise Music plugin version. If version is 1.6.11 or earlier, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=soundrise-music --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is updated to a version after 1.6.11. Test that authenticated users cannot modify WordPress options through the plugin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual AJAX requests to ironMusic_ajax() function
- Unexpected changes to WordPress options table
- User role changes from subscriber to administrator
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action parameter containing 'ironMusic_ajax'
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND action="ironMusic_ajax")