CVE-2025-24744
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-24744 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the Bridge Core WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. This affects WordPress sites running Bridge Core versions up to 3.3, potentially enabling unauthorized access to restricted functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Bridge Core 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 functions, modify content, or extract sensitive data from the WordPress site.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing functionality intended for authenticated users, potentially viewing or modifying content they shouldn't have access to.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper authentication and authorization checks are implemented at the application layer.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of the plugin's functionality but doesn't require advanced technical skills once the vulnerability is understood.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 3.3
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bridge-core/vulnerability/wordpress-bridge-core-plugin-3-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Bridge Core plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin until a patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Bridge Core Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until a patch can be applied
wp plugin deactivate bridge-core
Implement Web Application Firewall Rules
allAdd WAF rules to block suspicious access patterns to Bridge Core endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to Bridge Core functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Bridge Core version. If version is 3.3 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get bridge-core --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify Bridge Core version is higher than 3.3 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to Bridge Core endpoints
- 403 errors followed by successful 200 responses to same endpoints
- Unusual user activity from unauthenticated sessions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to Bridge Core API endpoints without proper authentication headers
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/bridge-core/
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("bridge-core" OR "bridge_core") AND (response_code=200) AND (user="-" OR user="unauthenticated")