Lead Form Data Collection to CRM Plugin up to 3.1 on WordPress Setting doFieldAjaxAction improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Lead Form Data Collection to CRM Plugin up to 3.1 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function doFieldAjaxAction of the component Setting Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-5692. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Lead Form Data Collection to CRM Plugin up to 3.1 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function doFieldAjaxAction of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Lead Form Data Collection to CRM plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the doFieldAjaxAction() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site. Other AJAX actions handling plugin settings are also insufficiently protected and exploitable.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-5692 since 06/04/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-19710). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

06/04/2025 CVE reserved
07/01/2025 +27 days Advisory disclosed
07/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/01/2025 +91 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-5692 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-314524
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2025 16:46
Updated: 10/01/2025 01:51
Changes: 07/01/2025 16:46 (53), 07/02/2025 10:13 (12), 07/02/2025 11:21 (1), 07/02/2025 16:09 (1), 08/27/2025 16:25 (5), 10/01/2025 01:51 (11)
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