CVE-2025-47471 Overview
CVE-2025-47471 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability [CWE-862] in the EnvoThemes Envo Extra WordPress plugin. The flaw stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels in the envo-extra plugin. All versions up to and including 1.9.9 are affected.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit this issue over the network without user interaction. Successful exploitation allows limited unauthorized modification of integrity-related data within the WordPress site.
Critical Impact
Authenticated low-privilege users can bypass access controls in the Envo Extra plugin and perform actions outside their intended authorization scope.
Affected Products
- EnvoThemes Envo Extra plugin for WordPress
- All versions from n/a through 1.9.9
- WordPress sites with the envo-extra plugin installed and activated
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-05-07 - CVE CVE-2025-47471 published to NVD
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-47471
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability is a broken access control issue in the Envo Extra WordPress plugin. The plugin exposes functionality that fails to verify whether the requesting user holds the required capability or role before executing privileged actions. This is a classic Missing Authorization weakness classified under CWE-862.
An attacker who already holds a low-privileged WordPress account, such as a Subscriber or Contributor, can invoke plugin endpoints intended for higher-privileged roles. Because authentication is required but authorization checks are missing, the vulnerability affects sites that permit user registration or that host multi-user environments.
The impact is limited to integrity. Attackers cannot directly read confidential data or crash the service through this flaw, but they can modify plugin-controlled state or settings that normally require editor or administrator privileges.
Root Cause
The root cause is the absence of current_user_can() capability checks, or equivalent role validation, on one or more plugin handlers in Envo Extra versions through 1.9.9. Without these checks, the plugin relies solely on the presence of a valid session, treating any authenticated user as authorized.
Attack Vector
Exploitation requires network access to the WordPress site and valid credentials for any authenticated account. The attacker sends crafted HTTP requests to the vulnerable plugin endpoints, invoking actions that should be restricted to administrators or editors. No social engineering or user interaction is needed. Technical details are documented in the Patchstack WordPress Plugin Vulnerability advisory.
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Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected modifications to WordPress posts, widgets, or plugin settings performed by low-privileged accounts
- HTTP POST requests from Subscriber or Contributor accounts to admin-ajax.php or REST endpoints registered by the envo-extra plugin
- Creation of new accounts followed by immediate activity against Envo Extra endpoints
Detection Strategies
- Audit WordPress access logs for wp-admin/admin-ajax.php requests referencing Envo Extra actions originating from non-administrative users
- Enable and review WordPress audit logging plugins to track changes made by low-privilege roles
- Correlate authentication events with plugin configuration changes to identify authorization bypass attempts
Monitoring Recommendations
- Monitor the envo-extra plugin version installed across all managed WordPress sites and flag any instance at 1.9.9 or earlier
- Alert on bulk HTTP requests to plugin endpoints from a single authenticated session within a short window
- Track newly registered users that perform administrative-style actions within minutes of account creation
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-47471
Immediate Actions Required
- Update Envo Extra to a version later than 1.9.9 once released by EnvoThemes
- Review the WordPress user list and remove or demote accounts that do not require active access
- Disable open user registration on WordPress sites that do not require it by unchecking Settings → General → Membership
- Audit recent changes to posts, widgets, and plugin configuration for unauthorized modifications
Patch Information
Refer to the Patchstack advisory for Envo Extra for the latest patch availability. If no fixed version is yet published, apply a virtual patch using a WordPress Web Application Firewall (WAF) that blocks requests to the affected endpoints from non-administrative users.
Workarounds
- Deactivate and remove the Envo Extra plugin until a patched version is available
- Restrict access to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php plugin actions using a WAF rule that enforces role-based access
- Enforce strong password policies and multi-factor authentication to reduce the risk of attacker-controlled low-privileged accounts
# Example WP-CLI commands to inventory and deactivate the vulnerable plugin
wp plugin list --name=envo-extra --fields=name,status,version
wp plugin deactivate envo-extra
wp option update users_can_register 0
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