CVE-2025-66077 in Legal Pages Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 11/21/2025
Missing Authorization vulnerability in wpWax Legal Pages legal-pages allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Legal Pages: from n/a through <= 1.4.6.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 11/22/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-66077 represents a critical missing authorization flaw within the wpWax Legal Pages plugin, specifically impacting versions ranging from the initial release through version 1.4.6. This security weakness stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels that permit unauthorized users to exploit functionality that should be restricted to privileged administrators. The vulnerability manifests in the plugin's failure to properly validate user permissions before executing sensitive operations, creating a pathway for attackers to bypass intended security boundaries. The affected plugin, Legal Pages, is designed to manage legal documents and pages within wordpress environments, making it a potentially attractive target for adversaries seeking to manipulate legal content or gain deeper system access.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability lies in the plugin's insufficient authorization checks during critical operations such as page creation, modification, or deletion of legal documents. When users interact with the plugin's administrative interfaces, the system fails to properly verify whether the requesting user possesses the necessary privileges to perform the requested action. This misconfiguration allows any authenticated user, regardless of their role or permission level, to execute administrative functions that should be restricted to administrators or editors. The flaw operates at the application layer and directly violates fundamental security principles of least privilege and proper access control enforcement, creating a persistent backdoor for unauthorized modifications to legal content.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple content manipulation, potentially enabling attackers to establish persistent access within wordpress environments. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could insert malicious content, modify existing legal documents to include harmful links or malware, or even use the compromised plugin as a stepping stone for further attacks within the broader wordpress ecosystem. The vulnerability's persistence across multiple versions indicates a systemic issue in the plugin's access control implementation that has not been adequately addressed through the affected release cycle. This makes the vulnerability particularly concerning as it affects a broad range of installations that may not have received timely updates, leaving numerous wordpress sites exposed to potential exploitation.
Mitigation strategies for CVE-2025-66077 should prioritize immediate patching of the affected plugin to version 1.4.7 or later, which contains the necessary authorization fixes. System administrators should also implement additional monitoring of plugin-related activities, particularly around document creation and modification events, to detect unauthorized access attempts. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-285, which addresses improper authorization in software systems, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1078.004 for valid accounts, as attackers can leverage this flaw to escalate privileges within existing user accounts. Organizations should also consider implementing network-level restrictions to limit access to administrative plugin interfaces and ensure that only authorized personnel can perform sensitive operations, thereby reducing the attack surface and providing additional layers of protection against similar authorization bypass vulnerabilities.