CVE-2025-3064
📋 TL;DR
The WPFront User Role Editor WordPress plugin has a CSRF vulnerability in all versions up to 4.2.1 that allows unauthenticated attackers to change default user roles on WordPress multisite installations. Attackers can trick administrators into clicking malicious links to escalate privileges. Only WordPress multisite instances running vulnerable plugin versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WPFront User Role Editor 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 gain administrative privileges on WordPress multisite networks, enabling complete site takeover, data theft, malware injection, and further compromise of connected sites.
Likely Case
Attackers create administrator accounts or elevate existing accounts to gain persistent access to WordPress multisite installations.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and administrator awareness training, exploitation attempts fail or are detected before damage occurs.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick administrators into clicking malicious links. No authentication required for the CSRF attack itself.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.2.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpfront-user-role-editor/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find WPFront User Role Editor. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 4.2.2+ from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wpfront-user-role-editor
Apply CSRF Protection
allAdd nonce validation to whitelist_options() function
Manual code modification required - see patch at https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3266542/#file142
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to reduce CSRF risk
- Use WordPress security plugins with CSRF protection and monitor for role changes
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WPFront User Role Editor version 4.2.1 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get wpfront-user-role-editor --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 4.2.2 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected changes to user roles in WordPress logs
- Administrator actions from unusual IP addresses or user agents
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/ with role modification parameters without proper nonce
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="role_change" OR event="user_update") AND user_agent="*malicious*"🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpfront-user-role-editor/trunk/includes/users/class-user-profile.php#L104
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpfront-user-role-editor/trunk/includes/users/class-user-profile.php#L399
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3266542/#file142
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpfront-user-role-editor/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/efc7ad9f-714e-474c-87e8-ecbbdfabd550?source=cve
