CVE-2025-68558
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Depicter Slider WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all WordPress sites running Depicter Slider versions up to and including 4.0.4. Attackers can exploit this to perform unauthorized actions that should require proper authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- Depicter Slider 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
Complete compromise of WordPress site through privilege escalation, data manipulation, or unauthorized content modification
Likely Case
Unauthorized modification of slider content, settings changes, or data exposure
If Mitigated
No impact if proper authorization checks are implemented or plugin is updated
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some WordPress access but bypasses authorization checks
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.0.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find Depicter Slider
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update shows, download version 4.0.5+ from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate, delete old version, upload and activate new version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate depicter
Access Restriction via .htaccess
linuxRestrict access to plugin directories
# Add to .htaccess in wp-content/plugins/depicter:
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to WordPress admin interface
- Enable WordPress security plugins with authorization monitoring
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Depicter Slider versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get depicter --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 4.0.5 or higher📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with depicter actions
- Unexpected modifications to slider content or settings
Network Indicators:
- Unusual admin-ajax.php requests from unauthorized IPs
- Patterns of failed authorization attempts followed by successful depicter actions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND action="depicter_*") AND NOT user_role="administrator"