CVE-2025-49340
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Direct Payments WP WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to retrieve embedded sensitive data. It affects all versions up to and including 1.3.0, potentially exposing confidential information stored within the plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- Direct Payments WP 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
Attackers could extract sensitive payment information, user credentials, or other confidential data embedded in the plugin, leading to data breaches and compliance violations.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing exposed sensitive data such as configuration details, API keys, or partial payment information.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure of non-critical embedded data with proper access controls and monitoring in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
CWE-497 typically involves simple data retrieval without complex exploitation chains.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.3.1 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Direct Payments WP and click Update Now. 4. Verify update to version 1.3.1 or later.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate direct-payments-wp
Restrict Access
allImplement IP whitelisting or authentication for plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized data retrieval requests
- Monitor and alert on suspicious access patterns to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Direct Payments WP version. If version is 1.3.0 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get direct-payments-wp --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.3.1 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual requests to Direct Payments WP plugin endpoints
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by data retrieval
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound data transfers from WordPress server
- Requests to plugin-specific URLs from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/direct-payments-wp/" OR user_agent CONTAINS "scanner")