CVE-2025-31545
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WP Messiah Safe Ai Malware Protection for WordPress plugin. It allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially accessing functionality they shouldn't have permission to use. This affects all WordPress sites running the Safe Ai Malware Protection plugin versions up to and including 1.0.20.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Messiah Safe Ai Malware Protection for WordPress
⚠️ 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 access to the WordPress site, modify plugin settings, disable security features, or potentially execute arbitrary code through plugin functionality.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could access plugin administrative functions, modify security settings, or bypass intended access restrictions to view protected data.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, the vulnerability would be prevented, maintaining normal plugin functionality for authorized users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the WordPress site, but the vulnerability bypasses intended authorization checks.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.21 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Safe Ai Malware Protection for WP'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.0.21+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Safe Ai Malware Protection plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate safe-ai-malware-protection-for-wp
Restrict plugin access
allUse WordPress role management plugins to restrict access to plugin settings
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with rules to detect and block unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Safe Ai Malware Protection for WP' version 1.0.20 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get safe-ai-malware-protection-for-wp --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.0.21 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to plugin-specific admin endpoints
- Unusual user role changes or privilege escalation
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin admin endpoints from unauthorized IPs
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=safe-ai-malware-protection endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND query_string="*page=safe-ai-malware-protection*") AND NOT user_role="administrator"