CVE-2025-66528
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in VillaTheme's Thank You Page Customizer for WooCommerce plugin. It allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially accessing restricted functionality. All WordPress sites using this plugin version 1.1.8 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- VillaTheme Thank You Page Customizer for WooCommerce
⚠️ 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 thank you page content to inject malicious scripts, steal customer data, redirect users to phishing sites, or manipulate order information.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing and modifying thank you page settings, potentially injecting tracking scripts or altering post-purchase user experience.
If Mitigated
With proper authorization controls, only authenticated administrators could modify plugin settings, limiting impact to configuration changes.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but not necessarily admin privileges. The vulnerability is in access control logic.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.9 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Thank You Page Customizer for WooCommerce'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.1.9+ from WordPress.org
6. Deactivate old plugin, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate woo-thank-you-page-customizer
Access Restriction via .htaccess
linuxRestrict access to plugin admin pages
# Add to .htaccess in WordPress root:
<FilesMatch "thank-you-page-customizer">
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict role-based access controls and audit user permissions
- Monitor and log all access attempts to plugin administration pages
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Thank You Page Customizer for WooCommerce' version 1.1.8 or lowerCheck Version:
wp plugin get woo-thank-you-page-customizer --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version shows 1.1.9 or higher in WordPress admin plugins page📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=woo-thank-you-page-customizer
- Multiple failed authorization attempts for plugin admin pages
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic to plugin-specific admin endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri="/wp-admin/admin.php?page=woo-thank-you-page-customizer" AND response_code=403)