CVE-2025-68025: Addonify Floating Cart Auth Bypass Flaw

CVE-2025-68025 Overview

CVE-2025-68025 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability affecting the Addonify Floating Cart For WooCommerce WordPress plugin. The vulnerability stems from improperly configured access control security levels, allowing unauthorized users to potentially exploit functionality that should be restricted. This Broken Access Control flaw enables attackers to bypass authentication requirements and access protected resources or perform privileged operations without proper authorization.

Critical Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit misconfigured access controls to read sensitive information or cause service disruption to WooCommerce stores using the vulnerable plugin.

Affected Products

• Addonify Floating Cart For WooCommerce plugin versions up to and including 1.2.17
• WordPress installations using the addonify-floating-cart plugin

Discovery Timeline

• 2026-02-20 - CVE CVE-2025-68025 published to NVD
• 2026-02-25 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-68025

Vulnerability Analysis

This vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), indicating that the affected plugin fails to perform proper authorization checks before allowing access to certain functionality. In WordPress plugin development, authorization checks typically involve verifying user capabilities using functions like current_user_can() or validating nonces for security-sensitive operations.

The Missing Authorization flaw in Addonify Floating Cart For WooCommerce allows network-based attackers to bypass intended access controls. The vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction to exploit, making it accessible to any remote attacker who can reach the WordPress installation.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is the absence of proper capability checks in AJAX handlers or REST API endpoints within the addonify-floating-cart plugin. When WordPress plugins expose administrative or privileged functionality through AJAX actions, they must implement check_ajax_referer() for nonce verification and current_user_can() for capability verification. The omission of these checks creates an exploitable access control gap.

Attack Vector

The attack is conducted over the network without requiring authentication. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests targeting the vulnerable plugin endpoints. Since no user interaction is required and the attack complexity is low, exploitation is straightforward for attackers with basic knowledge of WordPress plugin architecture.

The vulnerability enables attackers to access functionality intended for authenticated users, potentially leading to information disclosure about cart configurations, user shopping data, or disruption of the floating cart functionality on affected WooCommerce stores.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-68025

Indicators of Compromise

• Unexpected HTTP requests to WordPress AJAX endpoints (/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) with addonify or floating cart-related action parameters
• Unusual access patterns from unauthenticated sources targeting WooCommerce-related plugin endpoints
• Anomalous server logs showing repeated requests to plugin-specific REST routes without valid authentication headers

Detection Strategies

• Monitor web server access logs for suspicious requests targeting admin-ajax.php with action parameters related to the Addonify Floating Cart plugin
• Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block unauthorized access attempts to WordPress plugin endpoints
• Use WordPress security plugins to audit plugin activity and detect unauthorized API access patterns

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable detailed logging for WordPress AJAX requests and review logs for anomalous patterns
• Configure alerts for high-frequency requests to WooCommerce plugin endpoints from single IP addresses
• Monitor for changes to cart-related data or configurations that occur without corresponding authenticated user sessions

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-68025

Immediate Actions Required

• Update the Addonify Floating Cart For WooCommerce plugin to a version newer than 1.2.17 when a patch becomes available
• Review plugin access controls and ensure proper capability checks are implemented
• Consider temporarily deactivating the plugin if it is not critical to store operations until a patched version is released
• Implement WAF rules to restrict access to vulnerable plugin endpoints

Patch Information

The vulnerability affects Addonify Floating Cart For WooCommerce versions through 1.2.17. Organizations should monitor the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for updates on remediation and patch availability. Update to the latest version of the plugin as soon as a security fix is released by the vendor.

Workarounds

• Implement IP-based access restrictions to WordPress admin and AJAX endpoints using .htaccess or server configuration
• Use a Web Application Firewall to filter and block unauthorized requests to plugin endpoints
• Enable WordPress security plugins with hardening features that add additional authorization layers to AJAX handlers

# Example .htaccess rules to restrict access to admin-ajax.php
<Files admin-ajax.php>
    <RequireAll>
        Require all granted
        # Add rate limiting or IP restrictions as needed
    </RequireAll>
</Files>