CVE-2025-6388
📋 TL;DR
The Spirit Framework WordPress plugin has an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators, if they know the username. This affects all versions up to 1.2.14. WordPress sites using this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Spirit Framework 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 gain full administrative access to WordPress sites, enabling them to install backdoors, steal data, deface websites, or compromise the entire server.
Likely Case
Attackers gain administrative access to vulnerable WordPress sites, leading to data theft, malware installation, or site takeover.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and monitoring, impact is limited to the affected WordPress instance, but authentication bypass still occurs.
🎯 Exploit Status
Authentication bypass via custom_actions() function without proper identity validation. Username enumeration may be required.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2.15 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://themespirit.com/talemy-changelog/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find Spirit Framework plugin. 4. Update to version 1.2.15 or later. 5. Verify update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Spirit Framework plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate spirit-framework
Restrict plugin access via .htaccess
linuxBlock access to plugin files via web server configuration
# Add to .htaccess in WordPress root:
<FilesMatch "spirit-framework\.php">
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable Spirit Framework plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block authentication bypass attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Spirit Framework version. If version is 1.2.14 or lower, vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=spirit-framework --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Spirit Framework plugin version is 1.2.15 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual authentication attempts without password validation
- Multiple login attempts for different usernames from same IP
- Administrator login from unfamiliar IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to Spirit Framework endpoints without prior authentication
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/spirit-framework/
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("spirit-framework" OR "custom_actions") AND ("login" OR "auth")