CVE-2025-60188
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Atarim Visual Collaboration WordPress plugin allows attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data from the plugin's sent communications. It affects all WordPress sites running Atarim plugin versions up to and including 4.2. The exposure occurs through improper handling of data in plugin transmissions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Atarim Visual Collaboration 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 extract authentication tokens, session data, or other sensitive information embedded in plugin communications, potentially leading to full site compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive plugin data including user information, collaboration session details, and potentially administrative credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure of non-critical plugin metadata with proper access controls and network segmentation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit code available on GitHub, exploitation appears straightforward based on CWE-201 description.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 4.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Atarim Visual Collaboration. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patch is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Atarim plugin to prevent exploitation
wp plugin deactivate atarim-visual-collaboration
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock requests targeting Atarim plugin endpoints
# Add WAF rule to block /wp-content/plugins/atarim-visual-collaboration/ paths
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for all requests to Atarim plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Atarim Visual Collaboration version ≤ 4.2Check Version:
wp plugin get atarim-visual-collaboration --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is > 4.2 after update, or confirm plugin is deactivated/removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual requests to /wp-content/plugins/atarim-visual-collaboration/
- Multiple failed attempts to access plugin endpoints
- Unexpected data retrieval from plugin directories
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to Atarim plugin paths with suspicious parameters
- Unusual outbound traffic patterns after plugin access
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/atarim-visual-collaboration/" OR user_agent CONTAINS "Atarim")