CVE-2025-59551
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WP Chill Revive.so WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. It affects all versions up to 2.0.6, potentially enabling unauthorized access to functionality intended for privileged users only.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Chill Revive.so 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 gain administrative privileges, modify plugin settings, or access sensitive data depending on what functionality lacks proper authorization checks.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could access functionality intended for authenticated users, potentially modifying settings or viewing restricted content.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and least privilege principles, impact would be limited to attempted unauthorized access that gets blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires identifying specific endpoints or functionality lacking authorization checks. No public exploit code is currently available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.0.6
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/revive-so/vulnerability/wordpress-revive-so-plugin-2-0-6-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 'Revive.so' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Revive.so Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate revive-so
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious access patterns to Revive.so endpoints
- Apply principle of least privilege to WordPress user accounts and monitor for unauthorized access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Revive.so version. If version is 2.0.6 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=revive-so --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Revive.so plugin version is higher than 2.0.6 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to Revive.so plugin endpoints
- 403 Forbidden errors followed by successful 200 responses
Network Indicators:
- Unusual HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/revive-so/ paths from unauthenticated users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("revive-so" OR "revive.so") AND (status=200 OR status=403) AND user="unauthenticated"