{"id":76133,"date":"2025-09-25T07:14:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:14:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:26:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:26:01","slug":"cve-2025-8565-unauthorized-access-and-arbitrary-plugin-installation-vulnerability-in-wp-legal-pages-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8565-unauthorized-access-and-arbitrary-plugin-installation-vulnerability-in-wp-legal-pages-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-8565: Unauthorized Access and Arbitrary Plugin Installation Vulnerability in WP Legal Pages WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A significant vulnerability has been identified in the WP Legal Pages plugin for WordPress, a popular software platform that is widely used for generating Privacy Policies and Terms &#038; Conditions. The vulnerability, labeled as CVE-2025-8565, permits unauthorized access to functionality and allows authenticated attackers to install arbitrary repository plugins. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28041-access-control-vulnerability-in-itranswarp-up-to-version-2-19\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85981\">vulnerability specifically affects all versions<\/a> up to, and including, 3.4.3 of the WP Legal Pages plugin.<br \/>\nThe potential impact of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50972-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-abantecart-1-4-2-with-a-high-severity-score\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83520\">vulnerability is severe<\/a>, with the possibility of targeted systems being compromised or sensitive data being leaked. It is essential for all who utilize the WP Legal Pages plugin to understand the nature of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83860\">vulnerability and take the necessary steps to mitigate its potential<\/a> damage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-8565<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.1\/10 &#8211; CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Contributor-level access and above)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthorized access to functionality, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9253-stack-based-buffer-overflow-on-linksys-wi-fi-range-extenders-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84348\">potential system<\/a> compromise, and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2730390187\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>WP Legal Pages <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9990-wordpress-helpdesk-integration-plugin-vulnerable-to-local-file-inclusion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87374\">plugin for WordPress<\/a> | Up to and including 3.4.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-8565 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8861-high-severity-missing-authentication-vulnerability-in-tsa-by-changing\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86217\">vulnerability stems from a missing<\/a> capability check on the wplp_gdpr_install_plugin_ajax_handler() function within the WP Legal Pages plugin. This missing check allows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55454-authenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-dootask-v1-0-51\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84438\">authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to install arbitrary<\/a> repository plugins. This means that an attacker could install a malicious plugin that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85576\">compromise the system<\/a> or leak sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4197173211\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability could be exploited. This example is a pseudocode representation of a malicious AJAX <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6459-ads-pro-plugin-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92079\">request that installs a harmful plugin:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\naction=wplp_gdpr_install_plugin&amp;plugin_slug=malicious-plugin<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This pseudocode represents an HTTP POST request to the admin-ajax.php file, which is used by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8592-wordpress-inspiro-theme-vulnerability-to-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85365\">WordPress to handle AJAX requests<\/a>. The &#8216;action&#8217; parameter is set to &#8216;wplp_gdpr_install_plugin&#8217;, which is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9779-totolink-a702r-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-function-sub-4162dc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85128\">vulnerable function<\/a>, and the &#8216;plugin_slug&#8217; parameter is set to &#8216;malicious-plugin&#8217;, representing the slug of a potentially harmful plugin that the attacker wants to install.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5060-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-bravis-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85232\">Users of the WP Legal Pages plugin<\/a> are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the interim, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is recommended as a temporary mitigation measure. Regularly updating all software components, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5931-dokan-pro-plugin-for-wordpress-privilege-escalation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88870\">plugins and the WordPress<\/a> core, is a good practice to prevent exploitation of similar vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A significant vulnerability has been identified in the WP Legal Pages plugin for WordPress, a popular software platform that is widely used for generating Privacy Policies and Terms &#038; Conditions. The vulnerability, labeled as CVE-2025-8565, permits unauthorized access to functionality and allows authenticated attackers to install arbitrary repository plugins. 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