CVE-2025-7695
📋 TL;DR
The Dataverse Integration WordPress plugin versions 2.77 through 2.81 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. Any authenticated user, even with minimal Subscriber permissions, can obtain password reset links for administrator accounts and hijack them. This affects all WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin versions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Dataverse Integration 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 gain full administrative control over the WordPress site, allowing them to install backdoors, modify content, steal data, or take the site offline.
Likely Case
Attackers compromise administrator accounts to install malware, create backdoor users, or deface the website.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, unauthorized password reset attempts are detected and blocked before account takeover occurs.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward via the REST API endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.82
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/integration-cds/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Dataverse Integration' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Verify plugin version is 2.82 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable REST endpoint
allRemove or restrict access to the reset_password_link endpoint
Add to theme's functions.php or custom plugin: remove_action('rest_api_init', 'register_reset_password_endpoint');
Disable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Dataverse Integration plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate integration-cds
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin/REST API
- Enable detailed logging of user authentication and password reset activities
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Dataverse Integration versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get integration-cds --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.82 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual password reset requests, especially for admin accounts from non-admin users
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by password reset requests
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-json/dataverse/v1/reset_password_link endpoint from non-admin users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("reset_password_link" OR "password reset") AND user_role!="administrator"🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/integration-cds/trunk/src/API/AuthenticatedEndpoint.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/integration-cds/trunk/src/API/Endpoints/GetResetUserPasswordLink.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=3329717%40integration-cds%2Ftrunk&old=3323579%40integration-cds%2Ftrunk
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/integration-cds/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfd35a3c-7203-4832-8b0d-56f3e7983118?source=cve
