CVE-2025-66152
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the merkulove Criptopayer for Elementor WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.0.1, potentially allowing unauthorized access to functionality that should be restricted. WordPress site administrators using this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- merkulove Criptopayer for Elementor 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 gain administrative privileges, modify site content, install malicious plugins/themes, or access sensitive user data.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could access restricted plugin functionality, potentially modifying payment settings or accessing transaction data.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication mechanisms, impact would be limited to attempted unauthorized access attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.0.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Criptopayer for Elementor'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Criptopayer for Elementor plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate criptopayer-elementor
Restrict plugin access
allUse WordPress security plugins to restrict access to plugin functionality
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Criptopayer for Elementor plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious access patterns to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Criptopayer for Elementor' version 1.0.1 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get criptopayer-elementor --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.0.1 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/criptopayer-elementor/ endpoints
- 403/401 errors followed by successful 200 responses to restricted endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin-specific endpoints without proper authentication headers
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/criptopayer-elementor/*" OR user_agent CONTAINS "criptopayer") AND response_code=200 AND auth_status="failed"