CVE-2025-48260
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Ninja Team GDPR CCPA Compliance Support WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all versions up to and including 2.7.3, potentially enabling unauthorized access to functionality intended for privileged users only.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ninja Team GDPR CCPA Compliance Support 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 modify compliance settings, disable cookie consent banners, or access sensitive configuration data, potentially violating GDPR/CCPA compliance requirements.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could modify plugin settings, disable compliance features, or access administrative functions without proper authentication.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication mechanisms, only authorized administrators can access and modify plugin settings.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the WordPress site, but specific authentication bypass techniques may vary.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'GDPR CCPA Compliance Support'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download version 2.7.4+ from WordPress repository. 5. Replace plugin files with updated version.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate ninja-gdpr-compliance
Restrict Access via .htaccess
linuxAdd access restrictions to plugin directory
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface.
- Enable WordPress security plugins that add additional authentication layers and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'GDPR CCPA Compliance Support' version 2.7.3 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get ninja-gdpr-compliance --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.7.4 or later in WordPress admin panel, and test that only authorized users can access plugin settings.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to plugin admin pages
- Unexpected modifications to compliance settings
- Failed authentication attempts followed by successful plugin access
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=ninja-gdpr-compliance paths from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php?page=ninja-gdpr-compliance" AND user_role!="administrator")