CVE-2025-29007
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the LMSACE Connect WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass intended access controls. It affects all versions up to and including 3.4, potentially enabling unauthorized access to functionality or data.
💻 Affected Systems
- LMSACE Connect 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 gain administrative privileges, modify critical settings, access sensitive user data, or manipulate learning management system functionality.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing functionality intended for authenticated users, potentially viewing or modifying course data, user information, or plugin settings.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication mechanisms, impact would be limited to attempted unauthorized access that gets blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of the plugin's API endpoints and access control mechanisms.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find LMSACE Connect
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update available, download version 3.5+ from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate old version
7. Upload and activate new version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the LMSACE Connect plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate lmsace-connect
Restrict Access
allImplement web application firewall rules to restrict access to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Deploy web application firewall with rules blocking unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > LMSACE Connect version. If version is 3.4 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get lmsace-connect --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify LMSACE Connect plugin version is 3.5 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/lmsace-connect/ endpoints
- 403 errors followed by 200 success codes for same endpoints
- Unusual user privilege escalation in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to LMSACE Connect API endpoints from unauthorized IPs
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/lmsace-connect/*" OR plugin="lmsace-connect") AND (response_code=200 OR user_agent NOT IN allowed_list)