CVE-2025-60156
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the AR For WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into unknowingly uploading web shells to the server. This affects all versions up to 7.98 of the AR For WordPress plugin. Attackers can gain complete control of affected WordPress sites through this vulnerability.
💻 Affected Systems
- AR For 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
Complete server compromise leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or use as part of a botnet.
Likely Case
Unauthorized file upload leading to backdoor installation and persistent access to the WordPress site.
If Mitigated
Attack fails due to CSRF tokens or same-origin policy protections.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 7.99 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'AR For WordPress' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 7.99 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate ar-for-wordpress
Add CSRF Protection
allImplement custom CSRF tokens in WordPress forms.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrator access to trusted networks only
- Implement web application firewall with CSRF protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > AR For WordPress version. If version is 7.98 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get ar-for-wordpress --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm AR For WordPress plugin version is 7.99 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized file uploads to wp-content/uploads/
- Suspicious POST requests to plugin admin endpoints
- Unexpected PHP file creation in upload directories
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns in web server logs
- Requests with missing or invalid referer headers to admin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "ar-for-wordpress") AND (http_method="POST" AND referer NOT CONTAINS "your-domain.com")