CVE-2025-58222
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Maidul Team Manager WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all versions up to 2.3.14, potentially enabling unauthorized access to restricted functionality. WordPress sites using this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Team Manager Plugin by Maidul
⚠️ 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 user roles, access sensitive team data, or compromise the entire WordPress installation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing team management functions they shouldn't have permission to use, potentially viewing or modifying team member information.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, the vulnerability would be prevented even if the plugin code is flawed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and access control mechanisms.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.3.14
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Team Manager' plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin
6. Install the latest version from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-team-manager
Restrict Access via .htaccess
ApacheAdd access restrictions to plugin directories
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to team management functions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Team Manager version. If version is 2.3.14 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-team-manager --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows higher than 2.3.14 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/wp-team-manager/
- Unexpected user role changes
- Access to team management functions from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to team manager endpoints from unauthorized IPs
- POST requests to admin-ajax.php with team manager actions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wp-team-manager" OR "team_manager") AND (response_code=200 OR response_code=302) AND user_role!="administrator"