CVE-2025-68529
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in WP Email Capture allows attackers to trick authenticated WordPress administrators into performing unintended actions. It affects all WordPress sites using WP Email Capture versions up to and including 3.12.5.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Email Capture 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 add malicious email capture forms, modify plugin settings, or potentially chain with other vulnerabilities to gain administrative access.
Likely Case
Attackers could modify email capture forms to redirect submissions or inject malicious content into captured email data.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and admin awareness, impact is limited to unauthorized plugin configuration changes.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks are well-understood and easily weaponized. Exploitation requires social engineering to trick administrators.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: > 3.12.5
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find WP Email Capture and click 'Update Now'
4. Verify version is > 3.12.5
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd CSRF protection headers via web server configuration or security plugins
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable WP Email Capture until patched
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict SameSite cookie policies and Content Security Policy headers
- Require administrators to use separate browsers for admin tasks and general browsing
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WP Email Capture version <= 3.12.5Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=wp-email-capture --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm WP Email Capture version is > 3.12.5 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php from wp-email-capture endpoints
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
Network Indicators:
- Cross-origin requests to WP Email Capture admin endpoints without proper referrer headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "wp-email-capture" AND ("admin-ajax" OR "CSRF")