CVE-2025-32252
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the WP Genealogy WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all versions up to 0.1.9, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive family history data. WordPress sites using this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Genealogy – Your Family History Website 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 access, modify, or delete sensitive family history data including personal information, photos, and genealogical records stored by the plugin.
Likely Case
Unauthorized viewing of private family tree data and personal information that should be restricted to authorized users only.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication mechanisms, impact would be limited to attempted unauthorized access that gets blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but can be performed by authenticated users with lower privileges than intended.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.2.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP Genealogy plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 0.2.0+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version can be installed.
wp plugin deactivate wpgenealogy
Restrict Access
allImplement IP-based restrictions or additional authentication layers for the plugin's functionality.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict role-based access controls at the WordPress level
- Monitor access logs for unauthorized attempts to access genealogy data endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → WP Genealogy version. If version is 0.1.9 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wpgenealogy --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version shows 0.2.0 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/wpgenealogy/ endpoints
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful access to restricted genealogy data
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to genealogy-specific endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wpgenealogy" OR "/wp-content/plugins/wpgenealogy/") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND NOT user_role="administrator"