CVE-2025-31799
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-31799 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the Publitio WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls and perform unauthorized actions. This affects all WordPress sites using Publitio plugin versions up to 2.1.8. The vulnerability enables privilege escalation and unauthorized access to restricted functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Publitio 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 gain administrative privileges, modify plugin settings, upload malicious files, or access sensitive user data stored through the plugin.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could modify Publitio configuration, change API keys, or access restricted media management functions without proper permissions.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, impact would be limited to authorized users only performing intended actions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but can be performed by users with lower privileges than intended.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.1.9 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/publitio/vulnerability/wordpress-publitio-plugin-2-1-8-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Publitio plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.1.9+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the Publitio plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate publitio
Access Restriction via .htaccess
linuxRestrict access to Publitio plugin directories
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access WordPress admin interface
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to Publitio functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Publitio versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get publitio --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Publitio plugin version is 2.1.9 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to Publitio admin endpoints
- Unexpected privilege escalation events
- Modified Publitio settings by non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- Unusual API calls to Publitio endpoints from unauthorized IPs
- Suspicious requests to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=publitio
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("publitio" AND ("unauthorized" OR "permission denied" OR "admin.php?page=publitio"))