CVE-2025-58613
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Barn2 Plugins Posts Table with Search & Sort WordPress plugin. It allows attackers to bypass intended access controls and potentially view or manipulate restricted content. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Barn2 Plugins Posts Table with Search & Sort 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
Unauthenticated attackers could access sensitive posts, pages, or custom post types that should be restricted, potentially exposing confidential information or allowing content manipulation.
Likely Case
Attackers with some site access could escalate privileges to view content they shouldn't have access to, leading to information disclosure.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication mechanisms in place, the impact would be limited to authorized users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress access control mechanisms and the plugin's table functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.4.10
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Posts Table with Search & Sort'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download latest version from WordPress repository. 5. Activate updated plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate posts-table-with-search-sort
Restrict Access via .htaccess
ApacheAdd access restrictions to plugin directories
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement additional access control checks in theme or custom code
- Remove or restrict the plugin's table functionality from sensitive areas
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Posts Table with Search & Sort' version 1.4.10 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get posts-table-with-search-sort --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.4.10 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to restricted content via table endpoints
- Multiple failed authorization checks in plugin logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual requests to /wp-content/plugins/posts-table-with-search-sort/ endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "posts-table-with-search-sort" AND ("access denied" OR "unauthorized")