CVE-2025-7695: Dataverse Integration Privilege Escalation

CVE-2025-7695 Overview

CVE-2025-7695 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Dataverse Integration plugin for WordPress, affecting versions 2.77 through 2.81. The flaw resides in the reset_password_link REST endpoint, which fails to verify that the caller has authority over the target account. Any authenticated user, including those with Subscriber-level access, can request a password reset link for an administrator account and use it to take over that account. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-862: Missing Authorization.

Critical Impact
Authenticated low-privilege users can hijack administrator accounts on affected WordPress sites, resulting in full site compromise.

Affected Products

Dataverse Integration plugin for WordPress version 2.77
Dataverse Integration plugin for WordPress versions 2.78 through 2.80
Dataverse Integration plugin for WordPress version 2.81

Discovery Timeline

2025-07-24 - CVE-2025-7695 published to NVD
2026-04-15 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-7695

Vulnerability Analysis

The Dataverse Integration plugin exposes a REST endpoint that generates password reset links for WordPress users. The handler in GetResetUserPasswordLink.php accepts a client-supplied id, email, or login parameter, resolves it to a WordPress user, and calls get_password_reset_key() on that user. The endpoint's permission callback only verifies that the requester is authenticated through AuthenticatedEndpoint.php. It does not enforce a capability check, ownership check, or comparison between the caller and the target account.

An attacker with Subscriber-level access can call this endpoint with the administrator's user ID or email and receive a valid password reset key. The attacker then visits the standard WordPress reset URL with that key, sets a new password, and gains administrator privileges. From there, the attacker can install plugins, modify content, exfiltrate data, or pivot to the underlying host. Source code references are available on the WordPress plugin trac.

Root Cause

The root cause is a missing authorization check [CWE-862] in the REST endpoint's permission callback. WordPress REST API endpoints are expected to validate both authentication and authorization via permission_callback. The plugin's AuthenticatedEndpoint base class enforces only is_user_logged_in(), treating any authenticated user as trusted to retrieve any other user's reset key.

Attack Vector

Exploitation requires network access to the WordPress REST API and a valid account on the target site, which can be obtained on sites that allow open registration. The attacker sends a single authenticated POST request to the vulnerable endpoint specifying an administrator's identifier. The server returns a reset link that the attacker uses to overwrite the administrator's password.

No verified proof-of-concept code is available. The vulnerable code paths can be reviewed in the WordPress Authenticated Endpoint source.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-7695

Indicators of Compromise

Requests to the plugin's reset_password_link REST route originating from low-privilege user sessions.
WordPress audit log entries showing administrator password changes shortly after reset key generation requests from non-administrator accounts.
Unexpected new administrator logins from IP addresses not previously associated with privileged users.
Newly created administrator accounts or role elevations following plugin endpoint activity.

Detection Strategies

Inspect WordPress access logs for POST requests to REST routes under /wp-json/ containing reset_password_link and correlate against the requesting user's role.
Alert when a user without edit_users capability invokes endpoints registered by the integration-cds plugin targeting another user.
Compare the id, email, or login parameter in requests against the authenticated session's user ID, flagging mismatches.

Monitoring Recommendations

Monitor for password reset emails or reset key generations not initiated through the standard WordPress login flow.
Track changes to the wp_users table, especially user_pass updates for administrator accounts.
Forward WordPress and web server logs to a centralized analytics platform to support cross-event correlation.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-7695

Immediate Actions Required

Update the Dataverse Integration plugin to a version higher than 2.81, where the maintainers added authorization checks via the WordPress changeset update.
Audit existing administrator accounts for unauthorized password changes or unfamiliar login activity since July 2025.
Rotate passwords for all administrator and editor accounts on sites where the plugin was active.
Disable open user registration if it is not required for site functionality.

Patch Information

The vendor addressed the issue in the plugin release following version 2.81 by introducing capability checks before calling get_password_reset_key(). Patch details are documented in the Wordfence vulnerability report and the Integration CDS developer page.

Workarounds

Deactivate and remove the Dataverse Integration plugin until patching is complete if the plugin's functionality is not business-critical.
Block external access to the plugin's REST routes at the web application firewall layer for unauthenticated and Subscriber-level sessions.
Restrict WordPress user registration to administrator-approved accounts to reduce the pool of potential attackers.

bash

# Example WAF rule fragment to block the vulnerable endpoint
# Adjust path prefix to match the plugin's registered namespace
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /wp-json/integration-cds/" \
  "id:1007695,phase:1,deny,status:403,\
   msg:'Block Dataverse Integration reset_password_link endpoint (CVE-2025-7695)'"