CVE-2025-62052
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the One Page Express Companion WordPress plugin. It allows attackers to perform actions without proper authentication, potentially modifying plugin settings or content. All WordPress sites using affected plugin versions are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- One Page Express Companion 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 modify plugin settings, inject malicious content, or potentially escalate privileges to compromise the entire WordPress site.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could modify plugin configurations, change site appearance, or inject benign but disruptive content.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and WordPress hardening, impact would be limited to plugin functionality only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and API endpoints.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.6.43
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'One Page Express Companion'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
WordPressDeactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate one-page-express-companion
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit WordPress admin access to trusted IPs only.
- Add WordPress security plugins that monitor and block unauthorized API requests.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > One Page Express Companion > Version. If version is 1.6.43 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get one-page-express-companion --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 1.6.43 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Unauthorized users accessing plugin administration endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin-specific endpoints from unauthorized IP addresses
- Unusual traffic patterns to WordPress admin URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND (action="one_page_express_*" OR plugin="one-page-express-companion")) AND user="unauthenticated"