CVE-2025-62964
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authorization controls in the RealMag777 MDTF WordPress plugin, potentially accessing or modifying restricted data. It affects all WordPress sites running the wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter plugin version 1.3.4 or earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- RealMag777 MDTF wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter 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 or delete critical WordPress data, inject malicious content, or gain administrative privileges on the affected WordPress site.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could access sensitive filtered data, modify filter settings, or manipulate taxonomy data they shouldn't have access to.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and web application firewalls, impact would be limited to the specific WordPress instance.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some WordPress user access but bypasses authorization checks within the plugin.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.3.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'MDTF wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.3.5+ from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate old plugin, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock requests to vulnerable plugin endpoints
# Add WAF rule to block /wp-content/plugins/wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter/ requests from unauthorized users
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress instance
- Deploy web application firewall with rules blocking unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'MDTF wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter' version <= 1.3.4Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version shows 1.3.5 or higher in WordPress admin plugins list📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST/PUT requests to /wp-content/plugins/wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter/ endpoints
- Multiple failed authorization attempts followed by successful plugin API calls
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter/*" AND (http_method="POST" OR http_method="PUT") AND user_role!="administrator")