CVE-2025-49052

4.3 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Dariolee Netease Music WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.2.1, potentially enabling unauthorized access to plugin functionality. WordPress sites using this plugin are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Dariolee Netease Music WordPress Plugin
Versions: All versions up to and including 3.2.1
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects WordPress installations with the Netease Music 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 modify plugin settings, inject malicious content, or access restricted functionality that could lead to site compromise or data exposure.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users could change plugin configurations, embed malicious content, or disrupt normal plugin operations.

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If Mitigated

With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators can access plugin functionality.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - WordPress plugins are typically internet-facing and accessible via web interfaces.
🏢 Internal Only: LOW - This is a WordPress plugin vulnerability primarily affecting web-facing interfaces.

🎯 Exploit Status

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

Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and access control bypass techniques.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Version after 3.2.1 (check plugin repository for latest)

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/netease-music/vulnerability/wordpress-netease-music-plugin-3-2-1-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 'Netease Music' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or delete and install latest version from WordPress repository.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Plugin

WordPress

Temporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate netease-music

Restrict Access

all

Use web application firewall rules to restrict access to plugin endpoints

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Remove the Netease Music plugin completely from production systems
  • Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access WordPress admin interfaces

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Netease Music → Version. If version is 3.2.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get netease-music --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

After updating, verify version is higher than 3.2.1 and test plugin functionality with non-admin users to ensure proper access controls.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthorized access attempts to plugin admin endpoints
  • Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful plugin access

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual POST/GET requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints from unauthorized IPs

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "netease") AND response_code=200 AND user_agent NOT CONTAINS "admin"

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