CVE-2025-63002
📋 TL;DR
A missing authorization vulnerability in wpforchurch Sermon Manager WordPress plugin allows attackers to bypass intended access controls. This affects all WordPress sites running Sermon Manager versions up to 2.30.0, potentially enabling unauthorized access to restricted functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- wpforchurch Sermon Manager for WordPress
⚠️ 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 sermon content, delete sermons, or access administrative functions they shouldn't have permission to use, potentially compromising the integrity of sermon data.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing or modifying sermon content they shouldn't have permission to view or edit, potentially altering published sermons or metadata.
If Mitigated
With proper WordPress user role management and security plugins, impact is limited to users who already have some level of authenticated access.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of authenticated access but can bypass intended authorization checks.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.30.1 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Sermon Manager and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 2.30.1 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDeactivate Sermon Manager plugin until patched version is available
WordPress User Role Restrictions
allTighten WordPress user role permissions and implement principle of least privilege
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict WordPress user role management with minimal necessary permissions
- Deploy web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious access patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Sermon Manager versionCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='sermon-manager' --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm Sermon Manager version is 2.30.1 or higher in WordPress plugins list📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to sermon management endpoints
- Sermon modifications by users without proper roles
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with sermon-related actions from unauthorized users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND action CONTAINS "sermon") AND user_role NOT IN ["administrator","editor"]