CVE-2025-68013
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Payment Gateway Authorize.Net CIM for WooCommerce plugin that allows unauthorized users to delete arbitrary content. It affects WordPress sites using this plugin for payment processing. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient access controls on certain functions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Payment Gateway Authorize.Net CIM 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 delete critical website content, payment configurations, or user data, potentially disrupting e-commerce operations and causing data loss.
Likely Case
Unauthorized content deletion leading to website defacement, loss of product listings, or disruption of payment processing functionality.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, the vulnerability would be prevented, maintaining normal plugin functionality.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but doesn't require admin privileges. The vulnerability is in access control logic.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.1.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Payment Gateway Authorize.Net CIM for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download latest version from WordPress repository. 5. Activate updated plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the plugin until patched, but this will break payment processing
wp plugin deactivate authnet-cim-for-woo
Restrict plugin access
allImplement additional access controls via WordPress roles or security plugins
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized content deletion requests
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized content modification attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Payment Gateway Authorize.Net CIM for WooCommerce' versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get authnet-cim-for-woo --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 2.1.2 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to plugin endpoints
- Unexpected content deletion events in WordPress logs
- Failed authorization attempts on payment gateway functions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/authnet-cim-for-woo/ with deletion parameters from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (plugin="authnet-cim-for-woo" OR uri_path="/authnet-cim-for-woo/") AND (http_method="POST" OR action="delete")