CVE-2025-5060
📋 TL;DR
The Bravis User plugin for WordPress has an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as administrative users. Attackers need an existing account on the site and access to the administrative user's email address. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.0.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Bravis User 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 privileges, allowing data theft, defacement, malware injection, and backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized administrative access leading to content manipulation, plugin/theme installation, and user privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls, monitoring, and network segmentation in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of the vulnerable facebook_ajax_login_callback() function and access to admin email.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Immediately disable and remove the Bravis User plugin. 2. Consider using alternative authentication plugins. 3. Monitor for official patch from plugin developer.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Bravis User Plugin
allCompletely remove the vulnerable plugin from WordPress installation
wp plugin deactivate bravis-user
wp plugin delete bravis-user
Restrict Access to Login Endpoints
linuxUse web application firewall or .htaccess to block access to vulnerable endpoints
# Add to .htaccess: RewriteRule ^wp-content/plugins/bravis-user/.*$ - [F,L]
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can reach the WordPress admin interface
- Enable detailed authentication logging and monitor for suspicious login attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress plugins list for Bravis User plugin version 1.0.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=bravis-user --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Bravis User plugin is not installed or active in WordPress plugins📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful admin login from same IP
- Unusual authentication patterns via facebook_ajax_login_callback
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=facebook_ajax_login_callback
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("facebook_ajax_login_callback" OR "bravis-user") AND status=200