CVE-2025-32240
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the WordPress Site Notify plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform unauthorized actions. This affects all WordPress sites running Site Notify version 1.0 or earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Site Notify 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
Complete site compromise through privilege escalation, allowing attackers to modify site content, inject malicious code, or take administrative control.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive plugin functionality, potentially allowing content modification, notification manipulation, or data exposure.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls, potentially only exposing non-sensitive plugin features.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and access control mechanisms.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/site-notify/vulnerability/wordpress-site-notify-1-0-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 Site Notify plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Site Notify Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate site-notify
Restrict Plugin Access
allImplement additional access controls via WordPress roles or security plugins.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access to Site Notify endpoints
- Monitor for suspicious activity targeting Site Notify plugin functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Site Notify version 1.0 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get site-notify --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Site Notify plugin version is 1.0.1 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to Site Notify plugin endpoints
- Multiple failed authorization attempts from single IP
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/site-notify/ endpoints without proper authentication
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/site-notify/*" AND http_status=200) AND NOT user_role="administrator"