CVE-2025-58673
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a code injection vulnerability in the WP User Frontend WordPress plugin that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. It affects all versions up to 4.1.11 of the plugin. WordPress sites using vulnerable versions are at risk.
💻 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
Complete site compromise allowing remote code execution, data theft, defacement, or malware installation
Likely Case
Unauthorized content modification, privilege escalation, or limited code execution within plugin context
If Mitigated
No impact if plugin is patched or disabled
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and code injection techniques
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 4.1.12 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find WP User Frontend plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update available, download version 4.1.12+ from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate old version and upload new version
7. Activate updated plugin
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WP User Frontend Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-user-frontend
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block code injection patterns
- Restrict plugin access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → WP User Frontend version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get wp-user-frontend --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 4.1.12 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WP User Frontend endpoints
- Unexpected file modifications in plugin directory
- PHP error logs showing code execution attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing suspicious code patterns to plugin-specific URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "wp-user-frontend" AND ("eval" OR "system" OR "exec" OR "shell_exec")