CVE-2025-48282
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Majestic Support WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. Attackers can potentially access functionality they shouldn't have permission to use. This affects all WordPress sites running Majestic Support versions up to and including 1.1.0.
💻 Affected Systems
- Majestic 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
Unauthorized users gain administrative privileges, modify support tickets, access sensitive customer data, or compromise the entire WordPress installation.
Likely Case
Attackers access support ticket functionality they shouldn't have permission to use, potentially viewing or modifying customer support data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and additional authorization checks, though the vulnerability still exists.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the WordPress site, but authorization checks are missing for certain functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.1.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Majestic Support. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Majestic Support Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate majestic-support
Implement Additional Access Controls
allAdd WordPress capability checks or use security plugins to restrict access
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Add web application firewall rules to detect and block unauthorized access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Majestic Support version 1.1.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get majestic-support --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Majestic Support plugin version is higher than 1.1.0 or plugin is removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to Majestic Support endpoints
- Unusual user activity in support ticket functionality
Network Indicators:
- Requests to /wp-content/plugins/majestic-support/ endpoints from unauthorized users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/majestic-support/" OR plugin="majestic-support") AND user_role!="administrator"