CVE-2025-7955
📋 TL;DR
The RingCentral Communications plugin for WordPress versions 1.5 to 1.6.8 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the ringcentral_admin_login_2fa_verify() function. Unauthenticated attackers can log in as any WordPress user by providing identical bogus 2FA codes. This affects all WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin versions.
💻 Affected Systems
- RingCentral Communications plugin for WordPress
⚠️ 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, data theft, malware installation, and website defacement.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user accounts, privilege escalation, and potential data exfiltration.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong network segmentation, monitoring, and additional authentication layers are in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability requires minimal technical skill to exploit once the method is understood.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.6.9
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/rccp-free/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find RingCentral Communications plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.6.9+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible.
wp plugin deactivate rccp-free
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block authentication bypass attempts
- Enable additional authentication factors and monitor for suspicious login activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > RingCentral Communications plugin version. If version is between 1.5 and 1.6.8 inclusive, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get rccp-free --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.6.9 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login with identical 2FA codes
- Unusual user agent strings during authentication
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=ringcentral_admin_login_2fa_verify
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("ringcentral_admin_login_2fa_verify" OR "action=ringcentral_admin_login_2fa_verify")