CVE-2025-29004
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in two AA-Team WordPress plugins that allows attackers to escalate privileges. It affects Premium Age Verification/Restriction for WordPress up to version 3.0.2 and Responsive Coming Soon Landing Page/Holding Page for WordPress up to version 3.0. WordPress sites using these vulnerable plugins are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- AA-Team Premium Age Verification / Restriction for WordPress
- AA-Team Responsive Coming Soon Landing Page / Holding Page for WordPress
⚠️ 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 gain administrative access to WordPress sites, enabling complete site takeover, data theft, malware installation, and further network compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers gain elevated privileges to modify content, install backdoors, or access sensitive data stored within the WordPress installation.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to unauthorized content changes that can be detected and reverted.
🎯 Exploit Status
Privilege escalation vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins are commonly exploited. Attackers typically need some level of access (subscriber/contributor) to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to versions beyond those listed in affected versions
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find the affected AA-Team plugins. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and remove the plugins immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugins
allTemporarily deactivate the affected plugins until patches can be applied
wp plugin deactivate age-restriction
wp plugin deactivate wordpress-flat-countdown
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the vulnerable plugins completely from the WordPress installation
- Implement strict access controls and monitor for privilege escalation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins for AA-Team Premium Age Verification (version ≤3.0.2) or AA-Team Responsive Coming Soon (version ≤3.0)Check Version:
wp plugin get age-restriction --field=version && wp plugin get wordpress-flat-countdown --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugins are updated to versions beyond affected ranges or completely removed from the plugins directory📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual user role changes in WordPress logs
- Administrative actions from non-admin users
- Plugin activation/deactivation events
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin-specific admin-ajax.php endpoints with privilege escalation parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("user_role_changed" OR "capabilities_modified" OR "admin_access" from user_level<10)🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/age-restriction/vulnerability/wordpress-premium-age-verification-restriction-for-wordpress-plugin-3-0-2-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wordpress-flat-countdown/vulnerability/wordpress-responsive-coming-soon-landing-page-holding-page-for-wordpress-3-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
