CVE-2025-7444
📋 TL;DR
The LoginPress Pro WordPress plugin has an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user, including administrators, if they know the user's email address and the user doesn't have an existing account with the social login service. This affects all WordPress sites using LoginPress Pro up to version 5.0.1. Attackers can gain full administrative access to vulnerable WordPress installations.
💻 Affected Systems
- LoginPress Pro 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).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- 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 - attackers gain administrator access, can install backdoors, deface websites, steal sensitive data, and compromise the entire WordPress installation and potentially the underlying server.
Likely Case
Administrative account compromise leading to content manipulation, plugin/theme installation, user creation, and data exfiltration.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if social login is disabled or if all users already have accounts with social login services, though the vulnerability still exists in the codebase.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability is straightforward to exploit once the attack vector is understood. Attackers need target user email addresses and knowledge that those users don't have existing social login accounts.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 5.0.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://loginpress.pro/changelog/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find LoginPress Pro and check if update is available. 4. Click 'Update Now' to update to version 5.0.2 or later. 5. Verify the update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Social Login Feature
allTemporarily disable the social login functionality in LoginPress Pro settings until patching is possible.
Disable LoginPress Pro Plugin
linuxDeactivate the LoginPress Pro plugin completely if social login is not essential for your site.
wp plugin deactivate loginpress-pro
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious authentication attempts
- Enable two-factor authentication for all administrative accounts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins → LoginPress Pro version. If version is 5.0.1 or lower, the site is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get loginpress-pro --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify LoginPress Pro version is 5.0.2 or higher in WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login from new IP addresses
- Successful logins via social login for users who previously didn't use social login
- Administrative actions from unexpected IP addresses or user accounts
Network Indicators:
- Unusual authentication patterns to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or social login endpoints
- Traffic spikes to social login callback URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("social-login" OR "oauth" OR "loginpress") AND status="200" AND user_agent NOT IN ["normal_user_agents"]