CVE-2025-49511
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the uxper Civi Framework WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. This affects all versions up to 2.1.6, potentially allowing user deactivation without consent.
💻 Affected Systems
- uxper Civi Framework 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 deactivate administrator accounts, potentially disrupting website management and enabling further attacks.
Likely Case
Malicious actors tricking users into deactivating their own accounts or performing other unauthorized actions.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSRF protections and user awareness training.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks are well-understood and easy to implement; exploitation requires tricking authenticated users.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.1.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Civi Framework' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 2.1.7 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection to forms and actions manually if patching is delayed.
Disable Plugin
linuxTemporarily disable Civi Framework plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate civi-framework
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts.
- Educate users about not clicking suspicious links while authenticated.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Civi Framework version. If version is 2.1.6 or lower, vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get civi-framework --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 2.1.7 or higher in WordPress admin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple user deactivation requests from same IP
- Unusual POST requests to admin-ajax.php or similar endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected POST requests with user action parameters from external domains
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("user_deactivated" OR "action=deactivate") AND referer NOT CONTAINS "yourdomain.com"