CVE-2025-47461
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication in the mediaticus Subaccounts for WooCommerce WordPress plugin, enabling unauthorized access to user accounts. It affects all WooCommerce sites using this plugin from unknown versions through 1.6.6. Attackers could take over accounts and perform actions as legitimate users.
💻 Affected Systems
- mediaticus Subaccounts for WooCommerce 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
Complete account takeover allowing attackers to access sensitive customer data, make fraudulent purchases, modify orders, and compromise the entire WooCommerce store.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to customer accounts leading to data theft, fraudulent transactions, and potential privilege escalation to administrative functions.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper monitoring and access controls, but still represents a significant authentication bypass vulnerability.
🎯 Exploit Status
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit once the attack vector is understood. The CWE-288 classification suggests authentication abuse through alternate paths.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.6.6
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Subaccounts for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Subaccounts for WooCommerce plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate subaccounts-for-woocommerce
Restrict plugin access
allUse web application firewall rules to block access to plugin-specific endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strong monitoring for unusual authentication patterns and account access
- Enable multi-factor authentication for all administrative and customer accounts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Subaccounts for WooCommerce' version 1.6.6 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get subaccounts-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.6.6 or plugin is completely removed from the system📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual authentication patterns
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login from same IP
- User account access from unexpected locations
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin-specific endpoints with authentication bypass patterns
- Unusual API calls to WooCommerce endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("subaccounts-for-woocommerce" OR "authentication bypass")