CVE-2025-31417
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WP Docs WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass intended access controls. It affects all versions of WP Docs through 2.2.7, potentially enabling unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or data.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Docs 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
Unauthorized users could access sensitive documents, modify content, or perform administrative actions depending on the plugin's functionality.
Likely Case
Unauthorized viewing or downloading of documents that should be restricted to specific user roles.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls would prevent any unauthorized access, maintaining normal plugin functionality.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of the plugin's endpoints and access control mechanisms, but the vulnerability is straightforward once identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.2.8 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-docs/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-docs-plugin-2-2-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find WP Docs plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin, then install fresh version 2.2.8+ from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WP Docs Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-docs
Restrict Plugin Access via .htaccess
linuxAdd access restrictions to WP Docs plugin directory
# Add to .htaccess in wp-content/plugins/wp-docs/
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.1
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious requests to WP Docs endpoints
- Monitor access logs for unauthorized attempts to access WP Docs functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WP Docs version. If version is 2.2.7 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=wp-docs --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify WP Docs plugin version is 2.2.8 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to WP Docs endpoints
- 403 errors followed by successful 200 responses to same endpoints
- User role escalation attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/wp-docs/ endpoints from unauthorized IPs
- Unusual spike in requests to plugin-specific URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wp-docs" OR "wp-content/plugins/wp-docs") AND (status=200 OR status=403) | stats count by src_ip, user_agent