CVE-2025-23929
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the wishfulthemes Email Capture & Lead Generation WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.0.2, potentially allowing unauthorized access to functionality that should be restricted.
💻 Affected Systems
- wishfulthemes Email Capture & Lead Generation 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 could access administrative functionality, modify plugin settings, or extract sensitive lead/capture data without authentication.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could access plugin functionality intended only for authenticated administrators, potentially viewing or modifying lead generation data.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication requirements, the vulnerability would be prevented from being exploited.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the vulnerable endpoint is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.0.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Email Capture & Lead Generation'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or delete and install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate email-capture-lead-generation
Restrict plugin access via .htaccess
linuxAdd access restrictions to plugin directory
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
- Monitor access logs for unauthorized attempts to access plugin functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Email Capture & Lead Generation' version 1.0.2 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get email-capture-lead-generation --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.0.2 and test that unauthorized users cannot access plugin admin functionality📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/email-capture-lead-generation/ endpoints
- 403 or 401 errors followed by successful 200 responses to plugin URLs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin admin endpoints from unauthenticated sources
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/email-capture-lead-generation/" OR plugin="email-capture-lead-generation") AND response_code=200 AND user="-"