CVE-2025-22541
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WP Delete Post Copies WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access controls. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 5.5, potentially allowing unauthorized users to perform actions they shouldn't have permission for.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Delete Post Copies 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
Unauthorized users could delete posts, modify content, or perform administrative actions depending on plugin functionality, potentially leading to data loss or website defacement.
Likely Case
Low-privileged users (subscribers, contributors) could delete posts they shouldn't have access to, causing content loss and disruption.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and user role management, impact would be limited to authorized actions only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of user access but bypasses authorization checks within the plugin.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'WP Delete Post Copies'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin
6. Install latest version from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate etruel-del-post-copies
Restrict User Roles
allLimit user accounts and review role permissions to minimize attack surface
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious post deletion requests
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized post deletion attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → WP Delete Post Copies version. If version is 5.5 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get etruel-del-post-copies --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 5.6 or later in WordPress admin panel and test user role permissions for post deletion.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with delete_post action
- Unexpected post deletions by non-admin users
- Failed authorization attempts in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to admin-ajax.php with delete parameters from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-ajax.php" AND "delete_post") AND NOT user_role="administrator"