Executive Summary

CVE-2025-62106 is a broken access control vulnerability in the WordPress WP-CRM System Plugin up to version 3.4.5. It occurs due to missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in certain functions, which allows users with low privileges (Subscriber-level) to perform actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged users like Developers. [1]

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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability allows unprivileged users to perform actions intended for higher-privileged users, potentially leading to unauthorized changes or access within the WP-CRM System. However, it is considered to have a low severity impact with a CVSS score of 5.4 and is unlikely to be exploited in a way that causes significant harm. [1]

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Detection Guidance

Detection of this vulnerability involves identifying if your WordPress installation is running WP-CRM System Plugin version 3.4.5 or earlier. Since the issue is due to missing authorization checks allowing Subscriber-level users to perform higher-privilege actions, monitoring for unusual privilege escalations or unauthorized actions by low-privilege users can help detect exploitation attempts. Specific commands are not provided, but checking the plugin version via WordPress admin or using WP-CLI commands like 'wp plugin list' to verify the plugin version can be useful. [1]

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Mitigation Strategies

The immediate mitigation step is to update the WP-CRM System Plugin to version 3.4.6 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. Additionally, enabling auto-updates for the plugin can help prevent future risks. Monitoring user privileges and restricting Subscriber-level users from performing sensitive actions until the update is applied is also advisable. [1]

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