CVE-2025-49379
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges in the Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce WordPress plugin. Attackers can gain administrative access to affected WordPress sites. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce 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
Complete site takeover with administrative access, allowing data theft, malware installation, and defacement.
Likely Case
Attackers gain administrative privileges to modify site content, steal customer data, and install backdoors.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper access controls and monitoring are in place, but still significant risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires some level of user access to exploit, but privilege escalation techniques are well-documented.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate custom-fields-account-registration-for-woocommerce
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor for unusual administrative activity
- Use web application firewall rules to block privilege escalation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce' version 1.2 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get custom-fields-account-registration-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 1.2 or plugin is removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected user role changes in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful admin login
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to user management endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="user_role_change" OR event="admin_login")