CVE-2025-67994
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the YayCommerce YayCurrency WordPress plugin that allows attackers to delete arbitrary content without proper authentication. The vulnerability affects all WordPress sites running YayCurrency version 3.3 or earlier. Attackers can exploit this to remove website content, potentially causing service disruption or data loss.
💻 Affected Systems
- YayCommerce YayCurrency 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
Complete website content deletion leading to service disruption, data loss, and potential business impact
Likely Case
Selective content deletion affecting posts, pages, or media files, causing website functionality issues
If Mitigated
No impact if proper authorization checks are implemented or plugin is updated
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some WordPress access but doesn't need administrative privileges. The vulnerability is in access control logic, making exploitation straightforward once identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 3.3
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find YayCurrency plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable YayCurrency Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin to prevent exploitation
wp plugin deactivate yaycurrency
Restrict Plugin Access
allUse WordPress role management to restrict who can access plugin functionality
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable YayCurrency plugin immediately and remove it from the WordPress installation
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious content deletion requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → YayCurrency version. If version is 3.3 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get yaycurrency --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify YayCurrency plugin version is greater than 3.3 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual content deletion events in WordPress logs
- Multiple DELETE requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or admin-post.php
- Failed authorization attempts for content management actions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to WordPress admin endpoints with content deletion parameters from unauthorized users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("deleted" OR "trashed") AND NOT user_role="administrator"