CVE-2025-49976
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-49976 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the WANotifier WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass intended access controls. This affects all WordPress sites running WANotifier versions up to 2.7.7. Attackers could potentially access or modify functionality they shouldn't have permission to use.
💻 Affected Systems
- WANotifier 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 modify plugin settings, disable security features, or access administrative functionality depending on what the broken access controls protect.
Likely Case
Attackers could modify notification settings, change plugin configurations, or access user data that should be restricted.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and WordPress hardening, impact would be limited to the specific plugin functionality.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress REST API endpoints and plugin functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.8 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/notifier/vulnerability/wordpress-wanotifier-plugin-2-7-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WANotifier and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 2.7.8 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WANotifier Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wanotifier
Restrict WordPress REST API
allLimit access to WordPress REST API endpoints
Add to wp-config.php: define('REST_API_ENABLED', false);
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious requests to WANotifier endpoints
- Enable WordPress security plugins with access control monitoring
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WANotifier versionCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=wanotifier --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify WANotifier version is 2.7.8 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-json/wanotifier/* endpoints
- Unauthorized access attempts to plugin admin pages
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to WANotifier REST API endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-json/wanotifier/*" OR plugin="WANotifier") AND (response_code=200 OR response_code=403)