CVE-2025-62013
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the POSIMYTH UiChemy WordPress plugin. It allows authenticated users to perform actions they shouldn't have permission for, affecting all WordPress sites using UiChemy versions up to and including 4.0.0.
💻 Affected Systems
- POSIMYTH UiChemy 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
An authenticated attacker could modify plugin settings, access restricted data, or potentially escalate privileges within the WordPress environment.
Likely Case
Authenticated users (including low-privilege accounts) can access administrative functions or modify content they shouldn't have permission to change.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and user role management, impact is limited to authorized users only performing authorized actions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated user access. Exploitation involves crafting requests to unauthorized endpoints.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 4.0.0
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/uichemy/vulnerability/wordpress-uichemy-plugin-4-0-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find UiChemy plugin. 4. Check for available updates. 5. Update to latest version. 6. Verify update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable UiChemy Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate uichemy
Restrict User Access
allLimit authenticated user accounts and implement strict role-based access controls
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized API requests
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for suspicious user activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → UiChemy version. If version is 4.0.0 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get uichemy --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify UiChemy version is greater than 4.0.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to UiChemy endpoints
- User role escalation attempts
- Unusual plugin configuration changes
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to UiChemy admin endpoints from non-admin users
- POST requests to privileged endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("uichemy" AND ("admin" OR "settings" OR "update")) AND user_role!="administrator"