CVE-2025-57907
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Heureka WordPress plugin that allows attackers to access functionality not properly restricted by access controls. It affects all Heureka plugin versions up to and including 1.1.0. WordPress sites using this vulnerable plugin are at risk of unauthorized access to administrative functions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Heureka 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 gain administrative privileges, modify plugin settings, inject malicious content, or potentially compromise the entire WordPress site.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing administrative functions they shouldn't have access to, potentially modifying plugin configurations or accessing sensitive data.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls prevent unauthorized users from accessing administrative functionality, limiting impact to authorized users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and access control mechanisms.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.1.0
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/heureka/vulnerability/wordpress-heureka-plugin-1-1-0-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 Heureka plugin
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 Heureka Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate heureka
Restrict Admin Access
allImplement IP whitelisting for WordPress admin area
# Add to .htaccess for Apache:
<Files wp-login.php>
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
</Files>
# Add to nginx config:
location /wp-admin {
allow 192.168.1.0/24;
deny all;
}
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Heureka plugin completely from your WordPress installation
- Implement strict network segmentation and firewall rules to limit access to WordPress admin interface
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Heureka plugin version. If version is 1.1.0 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=heureka --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version is higher than 1.1.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=heureka
- Multiple failed authorization attempts followed by successful access to Heureka admin pages
- Unauthorized users accessing plugin configuration endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to Heureka plugin admin endpoints from unauthorized IP addresses
- Unusual POST requests to plugin-specific admin URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND query_string="page=heureka") AND user_agent NOT IN ["admin_user_agents"]