CVE-2025-67548
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the WP Delicious delicious-recipes WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all WordPress sites running the plugin version 1.9.1 or earlier. Attackers can exploit this to perform unauthorized actions that should be restricted to authenticated users.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Delicious delicious-recipes 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 modify recipe content, delete recipes, or potentially escalate privileges to gain administrative access to the WordPress site.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users can modify or delete recipe content, potentially defacing the site or disrupting business operations.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and web application firewalls, the impact would be limited to the WordPress application layer only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.9.2 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Delicious Recipes' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify the plugin version is 1.9.2 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the delicious-recipes plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate delicious-recipes
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock suspicious requests to recipe endpoints
# Add WAF rule to block unauthorized POST/PUT/DELETE requests to /wp-json/delicious-recipes/* endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate the WordPress server
- Deploy a web application firewall with rules to detect and block unauthorized API requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Delicious Recipes versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get delicious-recipes --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.9.2 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST/PUT/DELETE requests to /wp-json/delicious-recipes/* endpoints
- 403 errors followed by successful 200 responses to same endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unusual API calls to recipe endpoints from unauthenticated IPs
- Burst of requests to /wp-json/delicious-recipes/v1/*
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-json/delicious-recipes/*") AND (http_method="POST" OR http_method="PUT" OR http_method="DELETE") AND response_code=200