CVE-2025-49302
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-49302 is a critical code injection vulnerability in the Easy Stripe WordPress plugin that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code on affected websites. This affects all WordPress sites running Easy Stripe versions up to and including 1.1. The vulnerability enables complete server compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Easy Stripe 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
Complete server takeover with attacker gaining full administrative access, installing backdoors, stealing sensitive data, and using the server as a pivot point for further attacks.
Likely Case
Website defacement, data theft (including payment information), malware installation, and use of the server for cryptocurrency mining or DDoS attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper web application firewalls and intrusion detection systems block the exploit attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available and requires minimal technical skill to execute.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/easy-stripe/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-stripe-1-1-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Easy Stripe and click 'Update Now'. 4. If update not available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Easy Stripe Plugin
allImmediately deactivate the vulnerable plugin to prevent exploitation
wp plugin deactivate easy-stripe
Web Application Firewall Rule
linuxBlock requests to vulnerable Easy Stripe endpoints
# Add to .htaccess for Apache:
RewriteRule ^wp-content/plugins/easy-stripe/.*\.php$ - [F,L]
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately disable or remove the Easy Stripe plugin from all WordPress installations
- Implement strict web application firewall rules to block all requests to the easy-stripe plugin directory
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Easy Stripe version. If version is 1.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get easy-stripe --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Easy Stripe plugin version is 1.2 or later, or verify the plugin is completely removed from wp-content/plugins/ directory.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-content/plugins/easy-stripe/ files with PHP code in parameters
- Unusual PHP file creation in WordPress directories
- Webshell-like activity in access logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing base64 encoded PHP code targeting easy-stripe paths
- Outbound connections from web server to suspicious IPs after exploitation
SIEM Query:
source="web_access_logs" AND (uri="/wp-content/plugins/easy-stripe/" OR uri CONTAINS "easy-stripe") AND (method="POST" OR params CONTAINS "php://" OR params CONTAINS "base64")