CVE-2025-62976

5.3 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Joovii Sendle Shipping WordPress plugin that allows attackers to access functionality not properly constrained by access control lists. It affects WordPress sites using the Sendle Shipping plugin version 6.02 and earlier. The vulnerability enables unauthorized users to perform actions intended only for authenticated administrators.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Joovii Sendle Shipping official-sendle-shipping-method WordPress plugin
Versions: n/a through <= 6.02
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: All WordPress installations using vulnerable plugin versions are affected regardless of configuration.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could modify shipping settings, access sensitive shipping data, or potentially chain with other vulnerabilities to gain full administrative control of the WordPress site.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users accessing shipping configuration, viewing sensitive shipping information, or modifying shipping rates and settings without proper authorization.

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If Mitigated

With proper network segmentation and web application firewalls, impact would be limited to unauthorized access to shipping functionality only.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and API endpoints, but no authentication is needed for the vulnerable functionality.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Version > 6.02

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/official-sendle-shipping-method/vulnerability/wordpress-sendle-shipping-plugin-6-02-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 'Sendle Shipping' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Temporary Plugin Deactivation

all

Disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available

wp plugin deactivate official-sendle-shipping-method

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized access to Sendle Shipping plugin endpoints
  • Restrict network access to WordPress admin interface using IP whitelisting

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Sendle Shipping → check if version is 6.02 or lower

Check Version:

wp plugin get official-sendle-shipping-method --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is greater than 6.02 in WordPress admin plugins page

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthorized POST/GET requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with sendle-related actions
  • Multiple failed authorization attempts followed by successful shipping-related actions

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual traffic patterns to Sendle Shipping API endpoints from unauthorized IPs

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("sendle" OR "shipping") AND ("admin-ajax" OR "wp-admin") AND NOT user="admin"

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