CVE-2025-31095
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-31095 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Material Dashboard WordPress plugin that allows attackers to gain unauthorized access without valid credentials. This affects all WordPress sites running Material Dashboard versions up to 1.4.5. Attackers can exploit this to access restricted dashboard functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Material Dashboard 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 with administrative privileges, allowing data theft, malware installation, defacement, and further network penetration.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to dashboard functionality leading to data exposure, privilege escalation, and potential content manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong network controls, web application firewalls, and monitoring are in place to detect and block exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity and are often weaponized quickly.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.4.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Material Dashboard and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 1.4.6 or later.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Material Dashboard Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate material-dashboard
Restrict Access via Web Application Firewall
allBlock suspicious requests to Material Dashboard endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Enable comprehensive logging and monitoring for authentication bypass attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Material Dashboard version. If version is 1.4.5 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get material-dashboard --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Material Dashboard plugin version is 1.4.6 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual authentication attempts to Material Dashboard endpoints
- Access to admin functions from unexpected IP addresses
- Failed login attempts followed by successful access
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/material-dashboard/ with unusual parameters
- Direct access to admin endpoints without proper authentication headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("material-dashboard" OR "material_dashboard") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND NOT user_agent="WordPress"