CVE-2025-68057
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Hospital Doctor Directory WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to access restricted functionality. All WordPress sites running affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Hospital Doctor Directory 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 doctor directories, alter appointment systems, access patient data, or compromise the entire WordPress installation through privilege escalation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing and modifying doctor profiles, appointment schedules, or other directory content they shouldn't have permissions for.
If Mitigated
Limited to minor data viewing if proper authentication and authorization controls are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.4.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find Hospital Doctor Directory plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.4.0+ from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate old plugin, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate hospital-doctor-directory
Restrict Access via .htaccess
linuxAdd IP-based restrictions to plugin directory
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Deploy web application firewall with authorization bypass detection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Hospital Doctor Directory for version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get hospital-doctor-directory --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.4.0 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to plugin admin endpoints
- Multiple failed authorization attempts followed by successful access
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin-specific endpoints without proper authentication headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("hospital-doctor-directory" OR "hdd_") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND user="unauthenticated"