CVE-2025-54045
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the CM On Demand Search And Replace WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. Attackers can perform unauthorized actions that should require proper authentication. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin version 1.5.4 or earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- CreativeMindsSolutions CM On Demand Search And Replace 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 critical site content, inject malicious code, or perform administrative functions without authorization, potentially leading to site compromise or data manipulation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users can perform search and replace operations on site content, potentially defacing pages or injecting malicious content.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication requirements, only authorized administrators can perform search and replace operations.
🎯 Exploit Status
Broken access control vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit once discovered, though no public exploit code is currently available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.5.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'CM On Demand Search And Replace'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin
6. Install latest version from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate cm-on-demand-search-and-replace
Restrict Access via .htaccess
linuxBlock access to plugin files via web server configuration
<FilesMatch "^(cm-on-demand-search-and-replace|search-replace).*\.php$">
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the plugin entirely
- Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'CM On Demand Search And Replace' version 1.5.4 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get cm-on-demand-search-and-replace --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 1.5.4 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to plugin endpoints
- Unexpected search/replace operations in WordPress logs
- 403/401 errors followed by successful 200 responses to plugin URLs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/cm-on-demand-search-and-replace/ from unauthenticated sources
- POST requests to search/replace endpoints without proper authentication headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/cm-on-demand-search-and-replace/" OR plugin_name="cm-on-demand-search-and-replace") AND (http_status=200 OR http_method="POST") AND NOT user_role="administrator"