CVE-2025-69186
📋 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 using Hospital Doctor Directory version 1.3.9 or earlier are affected.
💻 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
Complete compromise of doctor directory data including unauthorized viewing, modification, or deletion of sensitive medical professional information and patient appointment data.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to doctor profiles, scheduling information, and potentially modification of directory content.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper authorization checks and role-based access controls in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but authorization checks are missing, making bypass relatively straightforward.
🛠️ 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
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
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate hospital-doctor-directory
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block unauthorized access patterns
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate the WordPress instance
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to doctor directory endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Hospital Doctor Directory version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get hospital-doctor-directory --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.4.0 or higher and test authorization controls for directory functions📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/hospital-doctor-directory/ endpoints
- Multiple failed authorization attempts followed by successful directory access
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to doctor directory API endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "hospital-doctor-directory" AND ("unauthorized" OR "access denied")