CVE-2025-68023
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Addonify Compare Products for WooCommerce WordPress plugin. It allows attackers to change plugin settings without proper authentication. All WordPress sites running affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Addonify - Compare Products 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 plugin settings to disable security features, change product comparison behavior, or potentially chain with other vulnerabilities for further exploitation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users can modify plugin configuration settings, potentially affecting store functionality or enabling other attack vectors.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators could modify plugin settings.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization typically requires minimal technical skill to exploit once the vulnerability is understood.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.18 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Addonify - Compare Products 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 deactivate the Addonify Compare Products plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate addonify-compare-products
Restrict admin access
allLimit WordPress admin access to trusted IP addresses only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized settings modification requests
- Enable WordPress security plugins that monitor and block unauthorized administrative actions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Addonify - Compare Products For WooCommerce' version 1.1.17 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get addonify-compare-products --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.1.18 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to plugin settings endpoints
- Unexpected changes to plugin configuration
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND action="addonify_compare_products_*") AND user="unauthenticated"