CVE-2025-58672
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authorization controls in WP User Frontend, potentially accessing or modifying content they shouldn't have permission to view. It affects WordPress sites using WP User Frontend plugin versions up to 4.1.11.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP User Frontend 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
Attackers could modify user profiles, access private user data, or manipulate frontend forms to compromise user accounts or site integrity.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing or modifying content through frontend forms they shouldn't have access to, potentially leading to data exposure or content manipulation.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, impact is limited to attempted unauthorized access that gets blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires some understanding of WordPress and the plugin's functionality to exploit effectively.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 4.1.12 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find WP User Frontend
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, download latest version from WordPress.org
6. Deactivate old version, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the WP User Frontend plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-user-frontend
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall or .htaccess to restrict access to plugin functionality
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement additional authentication checks in custom code
- Monitor logs for unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WP User Frontend versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get wp-user-frontend --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify WP User Frontend version is 4.1.12 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to wp-user-frontend endpoints
- 403 errors followed by successful 200 responses to same endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/wp-user-frontend/
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-frontend/" OR plugin="wp-user-frontend") AND (response_code=200 OR response_code=403)