CVE-2025-59580
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges in WordPress sites using the Goodlayers Core plugin. Attackers could gain administrative access to affected WordPress installations. All WordPress sites running vulnerable versions of Goodlayers Core are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Goodlayers Core 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 takeover where attackers gain full administrative control, can install backdoors, modify content, steal data, and use the site for further attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers gain elevated privileges to modify site content, install malicious plugins/themes, or access sensitive user data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper access controls, monitoring, and network segmentation are in place to detect and contain privilege escalation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Privilege escalation vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins are commonly exploited. Requires some level of access to the WordPress site.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.1.7
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Goodlayers Core plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 2.1.7 from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Goodlayers Core Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate goodlayers-core
Restrict Admin Access
linuxLimit administrative access to trusted IP addresses only
# Add to .htaccess for Apache:
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
# Add to nginx config:
location /wp-admin/ {
allow 192.168.1.0/24;
deny all;
}
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitoring for administrative actions
- Isolate WordPress installation in segmented network zone
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Goodlayers Core version. If version is below 2.1.7, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=goodlayers-core --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Goodlayers Core plugin version is 2.1.7 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual privilege changes in WordPress user logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful admin login from new IP
- Unexpected user role modifications in WordPress database
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-admin/ from unexpected sources
- Multiple authentication attempts to WordPress admin interface
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("user_role_changed" OR "capabilities_modified" OR "admin_login" from new_ip)