CVE-2025-66077
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Legal Pages WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls and perform unauthorized actions. The vulnerability affects all WordPress sites running Legal Pages plugin versions up to and including 1.4.6. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels to gain unauthorized access to functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Legal Pages 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 could modify legal pages content, inject malicious code, or access administrative functions leading to site compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users can modify legal pages content or access restricted plugin functionality.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls and authentication prevent exploitation, limiting impact to authorized users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but bypasses authorization checks. No public exploit code identified yet.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: >1.4.6
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Legal Pages plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until fixed version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Legal Pages Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate legal-pages
Restrict Plugin Access
allUse WordPress roles and capabilities to restrict access to Legal Pages functionality
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor for unauthorized access attempts
- Use web application firewall rules to block suspicious requests to Legal Pages endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Legal Pages version <=1.4.6Check Version:
wp plugin get legal-pages --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Legal Pages plugin version is >1.4.6 after update📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to Legal Pages admin endpoints
- Unexpected modifications to legal page content
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=legal-pages from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND query_string="page=legal-pages") AND NOT user_role="administrator"