CVE-2025-60122
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the HivePress Claim Listings WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. Attackers could potentially claim listings without proper authorization. This affects all WordPress sites using HivePress Claim Listings plugin versions up to 1.1.3.
💻 Affected Systems
- HivePress Claim Listings 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
Unauthorized users could claim and take control of listings they don't own, potentially disrupting business operations or causing financial/reputational damage to site owners.
Likely Case
Malicious users could claim legitimate listings, causing confusion and requiring administrative cleanup, potentially leading to loss of business for legitimate listing owners.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, unauthorized claims would be detected and reversed before causing significant impact.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and access control mechanisms.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.1.3
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find HivePress Claim Listings. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the HivePress Claim Listings plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate hivepress-claim-listings
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement additional access control checks at application level to verify user permissions before allowing listing claims.
- Enable detailed logging of all listing claim attempts and monitor for suspicious activity.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for HivePress Claim Listings version. If version is 1.1.3 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get hivepress-claim-listings --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version is higher than 1.1.3 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple listing claim attempts from single user/IP
- Listing claims from unauthenticated or unauthorized users
- Unusual pattern of listing ownership changes
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to claim listing endpoints without proper authentication headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "claim listing" AND (user="unauthenticated" OR user="anonymous")