CVE-2025-68021
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the ConveyThis WordPress translation plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all ConveyThis plugin installations up to version 269.5. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform unauthorized actions.
💻 Affected Systems
- ConveyThis WordPress Translation 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 compromise of WordPress site through privilege escalation, data manipulation, or site takeover
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to plugin functionality, potential data exposure, or configuration changes
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper authentication and authorization controls are implemented
🎯 Exploit Status
Access control bypass vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 269.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find ConveyThis plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update available, download latest version from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate old plugin, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the ConveyThis plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate conveythis-translate
Restrict Access
linuxImplement IP-based restrictions to plugin endpoints
# Add to .htaccess for Apache:
<Files "conveythis-*">
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
</Files>
# Add to nginx config:
location ~ /wp-content/plugins/conveythis-translate/ {
allow 192.168.1.0/24;
deny all;
}
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to plugin functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > ConveyThis version. If version is 269.5 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=conveythis-translate --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 269.6 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/conveythis-translate/ endpoints
- Failed authentication events followed by successful plugin API calls
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("conveythis" OR "conveythis-translate") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND user="-"