CVE-2025-66072
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the UsersWP WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all WordPress sites running UsersWP version 1.2.47 or earlier. Attackers can exploit this to access restricted functionality or data.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress UsersWP 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
Complete site takeover through privilege escalation, user data theft, or unauthorized administrative actions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user profiles, settings modification, or data exposure.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and additional authentication layers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some user access but authorization checks are missing.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: >1.2.47
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/userswp/vulnerability/wordpress-userswp-plugin-1-2-47-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 UsersWP and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is >1.2.47.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable UsersWP Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate userswp
Restrict Plugin Access
allUse WordPress roles/capabilities to limit who can access UsersWP functionality.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious access patterns.
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to UsersWP endpoints.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > UsersWP version number.Check Version:
wp plugin get userswp --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm UsersWP version is >1.2.47 in WordPress admin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with userswp actions
- Suspicious user role changes
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to UsersWP endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("userswp" OR "action=userswp") AND status=200 AND user_role!=admin