CVE-2025-66101
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthorized users to access bookmark management functions in the CBX Bookmark & Favorite WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks. It affects all WordPress sites running the plugin version 2.0.1 or earlier. Attackers could manipulate bookmarks they shouldn't have access to.
💻 Affected Systems
- CBX Bookmark & Favorite 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 could delete, modify, or view all user bookmarks across the WordPress site, potentially leading to data loss, privacy violations, or content manipulation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing and manipulating bookmarks belonging to other users, causing data integrity issues and potential privacy concerns.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls and monitoring, potentially only affecting non-critical bookmark data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some WordPress user access but bypasses authorization checks for bookmark operations.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: >2.0.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'CBX Bookmark & Favorite'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin
6. Install latest version from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate cbxwpbookmark
Restrict Access
allUse WordPress roles/capabilities to limit who can access bookmark functions
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the CBX Bookmark & Favorite plugin completely
- Implement additional access controls at web application firewall level
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → CBX Bookmark & Favorite → Version. If version is 2.0.1 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get cbxwpbookmark --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is >2.0.1 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to bookmark-related endpoints
- Multiple bookmark operations from single user in short time
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with bookmark-related actions from unauthorized users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php") AND (action="cbxwpbookmark*" OR user_agent LIKE "%cbxwpbookmark%")