Vulnerability in WordPress (CVE-2025-10694)
Summary
Vulnerability in WordPress (CVE-2025-10694). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via maybe_load_onboarding_wizard.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The User Feedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the maybe_load_onboarding_wizard function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access the onboarding wizard page and view configuration information including the administrator email address.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-10694 has been found in WordPress.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like maybe_load_onboarding_wizard over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "WordPress CVE-2025-10694" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-10694 (WordPress) — CWE-862 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: maybe_load_onboarding_wizard
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-862) exists in WordPress. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via maybe_load_onboarding_wizard without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of WordPress. Attack surface: maybe_load_onboarding_wizard.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで WordPress を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。