CVE-2025-68860
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Mobile Builder WordPress plugin that allows attackers to gain unauthorized access without valid credentials. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.4.2, putting WordPress sites using this plugin at risk of compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Mobile Builder 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 site takeover with administrative privileges, allowing data theft, malware injection, defacement, or use as an attack platform.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive content, user data exposure, or privilege escalation leading to limited administrative functions.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong network segmentation, web application firewalls, and monitoring are in place to detect and block exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities are frequently weaponized quickly due to their high impact and relative ease of exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.4.3 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Mobile Builder plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.4.3+ from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Mobile Builder Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version can be installed.
wp plugin deactivate mobile-builder
Web Application Firewall Rule
allImplement WAF rules to block authentication bypass attempts targeting Mobile Builder endpoints.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress instance from sensitive systems
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for authentication-related events and implement alerting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Mobile Builder version. If version is 1.4.2 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get mobile-builder --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Mobile Builder plugin version is 1.4.3 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual authentication attempts to Mobile Builder endpoints
- Successful logins from unexpected IP addresses
- Administrative actions from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/mobile-builder/ with authentication bypass patterns
- Unusual traffic spikes to plugin-specific endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/mobile-builder/" OR plugin="mobile-builder") AND (event_type="authentication" OR status="success")