CVE-2025-58269
📋 TL;DR
A hard-coded credentials vulnerability in weDevs WP Project Manager WordPress plugin allows attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data. This affects all installations using versions up to 2.6.25. Attackers can access sensitive information stored within the plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- weDevs WP Project Manager 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 compromise of sensitive project data, user information, and potential privilege escalation within WordPress sites using the plugin.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to project management data, user details, and potentially other sensitive information stored by the plugin.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure if plugin is not internet-facing or has strict access controls, but credentials remain embedded in code.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires knowledge of the hard-coded credentials and access to plugin functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 2.6.26 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find 'WP Project Manager'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If not, download latest version from WordPress.org
6. Deactivate, delete old version, upload and activate new version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the WP Project Manager plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wedevs-project-manager
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict plugin access to trusted users only using WordPress role capabilities
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious access to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WP Project Manager version 2.6.25 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get wedevs-project-manager --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.6.26 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to WP Project Manager plugin endpoints
- Multiple failed authentication attempts to plugin functionality
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic to /wp-content/plugins/wedevs-project-manager/ paths
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "wedevs-project-manager" AND ("unauthorized" OR "sensitive" OR "credential")