CVE-2025-49860
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Majestic Support WordPress plugin that allows unauthorized users to access functionality intended only for authorized users. It affects all WordPress sites running Majestic Support versions up to 1.1.0. The vulnerability enables broken access control where users can perform actions or access data without proper permissions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Majestic Support 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
Unauthorized users gain administrative privileges, modify support tickets, access sensitive user data, or disrupt the support system functionality.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users access support ticket data they shouldn't see, modify ticket statuses, or perform limited administrative actions within the support system.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and access controls, impact is limited to the Majestic Support functionality only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and authentication mechanisms.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.1.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Majestic Support. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Majestic Support Plugin
WordPressTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate majestic-support
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Deploy web application firewall rules to detect and block unauthorized access attempts to Majestic Support endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Majestic Support version 1.1.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get majestic-support --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 1.1.0 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to /wp-content/plugins/majestic-support/ endpoints
- Unauthorized users accessing support ticket management functions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to Majestic Support API endpoints from unauthorized IPs or user roles
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("majestic-support" OR "majestic_support") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND user_role!="administrator"