CVE-2025-57909
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the WordPress Editor Custom Color Palette plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers could potentially modify color palette settings without proper permissions. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin version 3.4.8 or earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Editor Custom Color Palette 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
Unauthorized users could modify site appearance settings, potentially disrupting site functionality or preparing for further attacks by altering administrative interfaces.
Likely Case
Low-privileged users could modify color palette settings they shouldn't have access to, causing minor site appearance changes.
If Mitigated
Proper role-based access controls prevent unauthorized modifications, limiting impact to intended functionality.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires some WordPress user access, though potentially low-privileged. No public exploit code available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 3.4.8
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Editor Custom Color Palette'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download latest version from WordPress repository. 5. Activate updated plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Editor Custom Color Palette plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate editor-custom-color-palette
Restrict user roles
allLimit user accounts to only necessary roles and permissions
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor for unauthorized configuration changes
- Use web application firewall rules to block suspicious plugin-related requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Editor Custom Color Palette > Version. If version is 3.4.8 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get editor-custom-color-palette --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 3.4.8 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with editor-custom-color-palette actions
- Unexpected color palette configuration changes in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious admin-ajax.php requests from unauthorized IPs or user roles
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("editor-custom-color-palette" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND (action="save" OR action="update")