CVE-2025-60106
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-60106 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the Roxnor EmailKit WordPress plugin that allows attackers to delete arbitrary content without proper authentication. This affects all EmailKit installations from initial versions through 1.6.0. WordPress administrators using vulnerable versions are at risk of unauthorized content manipulation.
💻 Affected Systems
- Roxnor EmailKit 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 delete critical website content, posts, or pages, causing service disruption, data loss, and reputational damage.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users deleting non-critical content, defacing pages, or removing user-generated content.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators can perform content deletion operations.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and API endpoints, but no authentication bypass is needed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 1.6.1 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find EmailKit plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable EmailKit Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate emailkit
Restrict Admin Access
ApacheLimit WordPress admin access to trusted IP addresses only
# Add to .htaccess: Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
Allow from 10.0.0.0/8
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized content deletion requests
- Enable WordPress security plugins that monitor and restrict unauthorized plugin actions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for EmailKit version. If version is 1.6.0 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get emailkit --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify EmailKit plugin version is 1.6.1 or later in WordPress admin panel. Test content deletion functionality with non-admin user accounts.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to EmailKit API endpoints
- Content deletion logs from non-admin users
- Failed authorization attempts on plugin functions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-json/emailkit/ endpoints from unauthorized sources
- Unusual DELETE or POST requests to plugin-specific URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("emailkit" AND ("delete" OR "remove" OR "unauthorized"))