CVE-2025-49980
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the WP User Profile Avatar WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects WordPress sites using WP User Profile Avatar versions up to 1.0.6, potentially allowing unauthorized users to modify profile avatars they shouldn't have access to.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP User Profile Avatar 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 any user's profile avatar, potentially uploading malicious files or defacing user profiles across the WordPress site.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users can change profile avatars of other users, leading to reputation damage, confusion, or minor site disruption.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized users can modify their own profile avatars.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some user access but bypasses authorization checks for specific avatar modification functions.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find WP User Profile Avatar
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin, then install fresh version 1.0.7+
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate wp-user-profile-avatar
Restrict User Roles
allLimit user registration and capabilities to reduce attack surface
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized avatar modification requests
- Enable detailed logging for user profile modification events and monitor for suspicious activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WP User Profile Avatar version. If version is 1.0.6 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-user-profile-avatar --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.0.7 or later in WordPress admin plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed authorization attempts for user profile modifications
- Unauthorized user ID attempting avatar uploads
- Suspicious POST requests to avatar upload endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/wp-user-profile-avatar/ endpoints
- Multiple avatar upload requests from single IP
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "wp-user-profile-avatar" AND ("upload" OR "avatar" OR "profile") AND NOT user_role="administrator"