CVE-2025-31776
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Aphotrax Uptime Robot Plugin for WordPress allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects WordPress sites using the Uptime Robot Plugin versions up to 2.3. Attackers could modify plugin settings or potentially perform other administrative actions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Aphotrax Uptime Robot Plugin 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
An attacker could reconfigure the plugin to disable monitoring, change notification settings, or potentially chain with other vulnerabilities to gain further access.
Likely Case
Attackers modify plugin configuration settings, potentially disrupting uptime monitoring or notification systems.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is minimal as it requires user interaction.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks require social engineering to trick authenticated users into clicking malicious links.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.3
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Uptime Robot Plugin' and check for updates. 4. Update to latest version (above 2.3). 5. Verify plugin functions correctly after update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd Content Security Policy headers to help prevent CSRF attacks
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Uptime Robot Plugin if not essential
- Implement strict access controls and user training about phishing risks
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Uptime Robot Plugin version 2.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='uptime-robot-monitor' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is above 2.3 in WordPress admin panel and test plugin functionality📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual plugin configuration changes in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by plugin modifications
Network Indicators:
- Requests to wp-admin/admin.php with unexpected referrer headers
- Cross-origin requests to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="plugin_modified" OR event="settings_changed") AND plugin="uptime-robot-monitor"