CVE-2025-58660

5.4 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Oshine Core WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers could exploit this to perform unauthorized actions that should require authentication. All WordPress sites using Oshine Core versions up to 1.5.5 are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Oshine Core WordPress Plugin
Versions: All versions up to and including 1.5.5
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: This affects WordPress installations using the Oshine Core plugin. The vulnerability exists in the plugin's access control mechanisms.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could modify site content, change settings, or potentially escalate privileges to gain administrative access to the WordPress site.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users could access restricted functionality, modify content they shouldn't have access to, or perform actions reserved for authenticated users.

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If Mitigated

With proper access controls and monitoring, unauthorized attempts would be logged and blocked, limiting impact to failed access attempts.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and access control mechanisms. No public exploit code is currently available.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Version after 1.5.5

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/oshine-core/vulnerability/wordpress-oshine-core-plugin-1-5-5-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 Oshine Core plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available
5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate old plugin, upload new version, activate

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Oshine Core Plugin

WordPress

Temporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available

wp plugin deactivate oshine-core

Restrict Access via Web Application Firewall

all

Configure WAF rules to block suspicious requests to Oshine Core endpoints

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
  • Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to Oshine Core endpoints

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Oshine Core version

Check Version:

wp plugin get oshine-core --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify Oshine Core plugin version is greater than 1.5.5 in WordPress admin panel

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthorized access attempts to Oshine Core endpoints
  • 403 Forbidden errors followed by successful 200 responses
  • Unusual POST requests to admin-ajax.php with Oshine Core actions

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/oshine-core/ endpoints
  • Requests bypassing normal authentication flows

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/oshine-core/" OR user_agent CONTAINS "oshine") AND response_code=200 AND auth_status="failed"

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