CVE-2025-62998
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in WP AI CoPilot WordPress plugin allows attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data from the plugin's sent data. It affects all WordPress sites using WP AI CoPilot versions up to and including 1.2.7.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Messiah WP AI CoPilot
⚠️ 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 extract sensitive information like API keys, credentials, or other embedded data that the plugin transmits, potentially leading to account compromise or data breaches.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing sensitive plugin data that should remain confidential, potentially exposing configuration details or integration credentials.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and network segmentation, impact is limited to data exposure within the plugin's scope.
🎯 Exploit Status
Based on CWE-201 classification, this is an information exposure vulnerability that likely requires minimal technical skill to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.2.7
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP AI CoPilot and click 'Update Now' if available. 4. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install the latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Plugin Deactivation
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate wp-ai-copilot
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress site
- Monitor plugin activity logs for unusual data retrieval patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WP AI CoPilot version. If version is 1.2.7 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-ai-copilot --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version is higher than 1.2.7 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual requests to plugin endpoints, especially those that retrieve data
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected data extraction from plugin API endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (plugin="wp-ai-copilot" OR uri="/wp-content/plugins/wp-ai-copilot/") AND (status=200 OR method=GET)