CVE-2025-26995
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-26995 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the Market Exporter WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls and potentially access restricted functionality. This affects all WordPress sites running Market Exporter versions up to 2.0.21. The vulnerability stems from improper access control implementation that fails to verify user permissions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Market Exporter 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 sensitive export data, modify plugin settings, or perform unauthorized administrative actions depending on the exposed functionality.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing export functionality or plugin settings they shouldn't have permission to view or modify.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls would prevent any unauthorized access, limiting functionality to appropriately authenticated and authorized users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires identifying vulnerable endpoints but doesn't require advanced technical skills once identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.0.22 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find Market Exporter plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. Alternatively, download version 2.0.22+ from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate, delete old version, upload and activate new version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the Market Exporter plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate market-exporter
Restrict Access via WAF
allBlock access to Market Exporter endpoints using web application firewall rules
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Apply principle of least privilege to WordPress user accounts and database permissions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Market Exporter version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=market-exporter --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.0.22 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/market-exporter/ endpoints
- 403 errors followed by 200 success codes for same endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to Market Exporter plugin endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("market-exporter" OR "Market Exporter") AND (response_code=200 OR response_code=403) AND user_role!="administrator"