CVE-2025-62977
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the 沃之涛 百度站长SEO合集 WordPress plugin (also known as baiduseo). It allows attackers to access functionality not properly restricted by access controls, potentially enabling unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites running affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- 沃之涛 百度站长SEO合集(支持百度/神马/Bing/头条推送)
- baiduseo 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).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- 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 SEO settings, inject malicious content, or potentially escalate privileges to compromise the entire WordPress site.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could alter SEO configurations, submit spam URLs to search engines, or access administrative functions they shouldn't have access to.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls, only authorized administrators could modify SEO settings and plugin functionality.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and access control mechanisms.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.1.3
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/baiduseo/vulnerability/wordpress-seo-bing-plugin-2-1-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find '百度站长SEO合集' or 'baiduseo'. 4. Update to latest version. 5. Verify update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate baiduseo
Restrict plugin access
WordPressUse WordPress roles and capabilities to restrict who can access plugin functions
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the plugin entirely if not essential for site functionality
- Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for '百度站长SEO合集' version 2.1.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get baiduseo --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 2.1.3 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to plugin admin endpoints
- Unusual SEO configuration changes
- Multiple failed authorization attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with baiduseo-related actions from unauthorized IPs
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("baiduseo" OR "百度站长SEO") AND ("admin" OR "ajax") AND status=200 AND user_role!=administrator