CVE-2025-31425
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-31425 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the WP Lead Capturing Pages WordPress plugin that allows attackers to delete arbitrary content without proper authentication. This affects all WordPress sites running the plugin versions up to 2.3. The vulnerability stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Lead Capturing Pages 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 delete critical website content, pages, or posts, causing complete content loss and website disruption.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users deleting lead capture pages, forms, or other plugin content, disrupting lead generation and business operations.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators can perform content deletion operations.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability allows arbitrary content deletion without authentication, making exploitation straightforward.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WP Lead Capturing Pages'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.4+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the WP Lead Capturing Pages plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate leadcapture
Restrict access to WordPress admin
allLimit access to WordPress admin interface using IP whitelisting or web application firewall rules
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and authentication checks at the application level
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with rules to block unauthorized content deletion requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WP Lead Capturing Pages version 2.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get leadcapture --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.4 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to leadcapture deletion endpoints
- Multiple content deletion events from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with leadcapture action parameters from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("leadcapture" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND ("delete" OR "remove") AND NOT user="admin"