CVE-2025-48348
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass intended access controls in the Site Offline WordPress plugin, potentially accessing restricted functionality. It affects all WordPress sites running Site Offline plugin versions up to 1.5.7.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Site Offline 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 or access sensitive site configuration functions.
Likely Case
Attackers bypass maintenance mode restrictions or access plugin settings they shouldn't have permission to view.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls prevent unauthorized access, limiting impact to failed authentication attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but may not require authentication depending on specific vulnerability details.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.5.8 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Site Offline plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Site Offline Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate site-offline
Restrict Plugin Access
allUse WordPress roles and capabilities to restrict who can access plugin settings.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network-level access controls to restrict access to WordPress admin interface.
- Monitor for unusual access patterns to plugin administration pages.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Site Offline plugin version. If version is 1.5.7 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get site-offline --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Site Offline plugin version is 1.5.8 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=site-offline or similar plugin admin pages
- Failed capability checks in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin admin endpoints from unauthorized IP addresses
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND uri_query="page=site-offline") AND user_role!="administrator"