CVE-2025-48268

4.3 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Guru Team Bot for Telegram on WooCommerce WordPress plugin. It allows attackers to bypass access controls and perform unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Bot for Telegram on WooCommerce WordPress plugin
Versions: All versions up to and including 1.2.6
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Only affects WordPress installations with this specific plugin installed and activated.

⚠️ 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 manipulate WooCommerce operations, access sensitive customer data, modify orders, or disrupt e-commerce functionality.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users could access administrative functions, view order details, or modify plugin settings they shouldn't have access to.

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If Mitigated

With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized users could perform intended actions.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

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

Exploitation requires understanding of the plugin's API endpoints and access control mechanisms.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Versions after 1.2.6

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bot-for-telegram-on-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-bot-for-telegram-on-woocommerce-1-2-6-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 'Bot for Telegram on WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install the latest version from WordPress repository.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Plugin

all

Temporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available

wp plugin deactivate bot-for-telegram-on-woocommerce

Restrict Access

all

Use web application firewall rules to restrict access to plugin endpoints

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
  • Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Bot for Telegram on WooCommerce version

Check Version:

wp plugin get bot-for-telegram-on-woocommerce --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is greater than 1.2.6 and test access control functionality

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-json/ endpoints
  • Unusual API calls to bot-for-telegram endpoints
  • Failed authorization logs for plugin functions

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific endpoints
  • API calls from unauthorized IP addresses

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("bot-for-telegram" OR "telegram-woocommerce") AND ("unauthorized" OR "403" OR "access denied")

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