CVE-2025-62131
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Tasty Recipes Lite WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all versions up to 1.1.5, potentially enabling unauthorized access to functionality intended for privileged users.
💻 Affected Systems
- Tasty Recipes Lite 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 recipe data, delete content, or access administrative functions depending on what endpoints lack proper authorization checks.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could modify or delete recipe content, potentially disrupting website functionality.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls, only authenticated users with appropriate permissions can access administrative functions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin endpoints but no special tools or complex techniques.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.1.5
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Tasty Recipes Lite and update to latest version. 4. Verify update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate tasty-recipes-lite
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall to restrict access 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 of all plugin-related activities and monitor for unauthorized access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Tasty Recipes Lite version 1.1.5 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get tasty-recipes-lite --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 1.1.5 and test access controls for recipe management functions📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with recipe-related actions
- Multiple failed authorization attempts followed by successful recipe modifications
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to WordPress admin endpoints from unauthenticated users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("tasty-recipes" OR "recipe") AND ("admin-ajax" OR "wp-admin") AND status=200 AND user="unauthenticated"