CVE-2025-26961
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-26961 is an unauthenticated broken access control vulnerability in the Fresh Framework WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass authorization checks and access functionality intended only for authorized users. This affects all WordPress sites running Fresh Framework versions up to 1.70.0. Attackers can exploit this without authentication to perform unauthorized actions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Fresh Framework 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
Complete compromise of the WordPress site including data theft, content manipulation, privilege escalation, and potential server takeover if combined with other vulnerabilities.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to administrative functions, content modification, user data exposure, and potential plugin/theme manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation, strong authentication requirements, and minimal user privileges.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated access to functionality not properly constrained by ACLs, making exploitation straightforward.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.70.0 (check plugin repository for latest)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Fresh Framework plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Fresh Framework Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate fresh-framework
Restrict Access via Web Application Firewall
allBlock suspicious requests to Fresh Framework endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can reach the WordPress site
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to Fresh Framework endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Fresh Framework version. If version is 1.70.0 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get fresh-framework --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Fresh Framework plugin version is higher than 1.70.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthenticated requests to Fresh Framework endpoints
- Access to admin functions from unauthenticated IPs
- Unusual plugin activity in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/fresh-framework/ from unauthenticated sources
- Unusual API calls to Fresh Framework endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/fresh-framework/" OR plugin="fresh-framework") AND http_status=200 AND auth_status="unauthenticated"