CVE-2025-25171
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication in the WP SmartPay WordPress plugin, potentially gaining unauthorized access to user accounts. It affects all WordPress sites running WP SmartPay versions up to 2.7.13.
💻 Affected Systems
- ThemesGrove WP SmartPay
⚠️ 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
Complete site takeover where attackers gain administrative privileges, access sensitive payment data, modify site content, or install malicious plugins/themes.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user accounts, potential theft of payment information, and privilege escalation to perform administrative actions.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong network controls, web application firewalls, and monitoring are in place to detect authentication anomalies.
🎯 Exploit Status
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities are frequently weaponized quickly due to their high impact and relative ease of exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.14 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/smartpay/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-smartpay-plugin-2-7-13-account-takeover-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find WP SmartPay and click 'Update Now'
4. Verify update to version 2.7.14 or later
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WP SmartPay Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate smartpay
Web Application Firewall Rule
allImplement WAF rules to block suspicious authentication attempts
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit plugin exposure
- Enable detailed authentication logging and monitor for suspicious login patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WP SmartPay versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get smartpay --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm WP SmartPay version is 2.7.14 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual authentication patterns
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login from same IP
- Admin actions from unexpected user accounts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to WP SmartPay endpoints with unusual parameters
- Authentication bypass attempts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (plugin="smartpay" OR uri="/wp-content/plugins/smartpay") AND (status=200 OR auth_success=true)