CVE-2025-24693
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Yehi Advanced Notifications WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. It affects all versions up to and including 1.2.7, potentially allowing unauthorized users to access functionality intended for administrators or other privileged users.
💻 Affected Systems
- Yehi Advanced Notifications 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 modify notification settings, access sensitive notification data, or potentially chain this with other vulnerabilities to gain administrative control of the WordPress site.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users can access or modify notification settings that should be restricted, potentially disrupting notification workflows or exposing configuration details.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and network segmentation, impact is limited to the notification functionality only, with no escalation to other system components.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the WordPress site, but the vulnerability bypasses authorization checks for specific functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.2.7
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Advanced Notifications' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate advanced-notifications
Access Restriction via .htaccess
linuxRestrict access to plugin directories via web server configuration
# Add to .htaccess in wp-content/plugins/advanced-notifications/
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Enable WordPress security plugins that monitor for unauthorized access attempts and implement additional access controls
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Advanced Notifications → Version. If version is 1.2.7 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get advanced-notifications --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 1.2.7 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=advanced-notifications or similar plugin admin pages
- Multiple failed authorization attempts followed by successful access to restricted plugin functionality
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific admin endpoints from unauthorized IP addresses
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND query_string="*page=advanced-notifications*") AND user_role!="administrator"