CVE-2025-62085
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the BERTHA AI WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all versions up to and including 1.13, potentially enabling unauthorized access to functionality or data. WordPress sites using the vulnerable bertha-ai-free plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- BERTHA AI WordPress Plugin (bertha-ai-free)
⚠️ 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 compromise of the WordPress site through privilege escalation, data theft, or unauthorized administrative actions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to plugin functionality, potentially exposing sensitive data or allowing content manipulation.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper access controls, authentication requirements, and network segmentation in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.13
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'BERTHA AI' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the BERTHA AI plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate bertha-ai-free
Implement web application firewall rules
allBlock suspicious requests to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for BERTHA AI version <= 1.13Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=bertha-ai-free --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is greater than 1.13 or plugin is deactivated/removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/bertha-ai-free/ endpoints
- 403 Forbidden errors followed by successful 200 OK responses to same endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific endpoints from unauthorized IPs
- Requests bypassing authentication to admin-accessible plugin functions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("bertha-ai-free" OR "bertha-ai") AND (status=200 OR status=403) AND user="-"