CVE-2025-47480

5.4 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Graphina WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all Graphina installations from unknown versions through 3.0.4, potentially enabling unauthorized access to restricted functionality.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Graphina - Elementor Charts and Graphs
Versions: n/a through 3.0.4
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects WordPress installations using the Graphina plugin. The vulnerability exists in the plugin's access control implementation.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could access administrative functions, modify chart data, inject malicious content, or potentially escalate privileges within the WordPress environment.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users accessing chart configuration or data they shouldn't see, potentially leading to data exposure or manipulation of displayed information.

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If Mitigated

With proper authorization controls, only authenticated users with appropriate permissions can access Graphina functionality.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress REST API endpoints and Graphina functionality. The vulnerability is in access control logic.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 3.0.5 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/graphina-elementor-charts-and-graphs/vulnerability/wordpress-graphina-3-0-4-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 'Graphina - Elementor Charts and Graphs'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available
5. Alternatively, download version 3.0.5+ from WordPress repository and manually update

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Graphina Plugin

all

Temporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate graphina-elementor-charts-and-graphs

Restrict Access via .htaccess

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Add access restrictions to Graphina plugin directories

# Add to .htaccess in wp-content/plugins/graphina-elementor-charts-and-graphs/
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement network-level access controls to restrict access to WordPress admin areas
  • Enable WordPress security plugins that monitor for unauthorized access attempts

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Graphina version. If version is 3.0.4 or earlier, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get graphina-elementor-charts-and-graphs --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify Graphina plugin version is 3.0.5 or later in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthorized access attempts to Graphina REST endpoints
  • 403 errors followed by 200 successes on Graphina routes
  • Unusual user activity in WordPress logs

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests to /wp-json/graphina/* endpoints from unauthorized IPs
  • Unusual traffic patterns to WordPress admin areas

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-json/graphina/*" OR plugin="graphina") AND (response_code=200 OR user_agent contains suspicious patterns)

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