CVE-2025-60098
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Theme My Login WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers could potentially access restricted functionality or data they shouldn't have permission to view. This affects all WordPress sites using Theme My Login versions up to 7.1.12.
💻 Affected Systems
- Theme My Login 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 gain administrative access to WordPress sites, allowing them to modify content, install malicious plugins, steal sensitive data, or take complete control of the website.
Likely Case
Attackers access user accounts, modify user profiles, extract personal information, or perform unauthorized actions within the plugin's functionality.
If Mitigated
Attackers are limited to accessing only non-sensitive plugin features or are blocked entirely by additional security layers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some understanding of WordPress authentication mechanisms but doesn't require advanced technical skills.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 7.1.13 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Theme My Login and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the Theme My Login plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate theme-my-login
Restrict Access via WAF
allConfigure web application firewall rules to block suspicious access patterns to the plugin
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to the plugin
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Theme My Login → View version detailsCheck Version:
wp plugin get theme-my-login --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 7.1.13 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful access to restricted plugin endpoints
- Unauthorized users accessing /wp-content/plugins/theme-my-login/ paths
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to Theme My Login plugin endpoints from unexpected IP addresses
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("theme-my-login" OR "tml_") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND user_agent NOT IN ["admin_user_agents"]