CosmwasmWordPress extension
CVE-2025-25500
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue in CosmWasm prior to v2.2.0 allows attackers to bypass capability restrictions in blockchains by exploiting a lack of runtime capability validation. This allows attackers to deploy a contract without capability enforcement, and execute unauthorized actions on the blockchain.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCosmWasm versions prior to v2.2.0 lack proper runtime capability validation, allowing attackers to bypass security restrictions that normally limit what smart contracts can do. Attackers can deploy contracts without capability enforcement and execute unauthorized blockchain actions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
CosmwasmWordPress extension
< 2.2.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify CosmWasm versionLocate the CosmWasm library or daemon running in your environment and retrieve its version number. Common ways include checking the binary version (e.g., cosmwasmd version), the library version in your dependency files, or the version reported by the blockchain node RPC interface.Affected if The version is lower than v2.2.0 (e.g., v2.1.x, v2.0.x, v1.x)
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Confirm CosmWasm is in useVerify that your blockchain node or smart contract execution environment uses CosmWasm for contract deployment and execution. Check node configuration files or running processes for CosmWasm-related components.Affected if CosmWasm is actively used for smart contract operations and the version is below v2.2.0
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Inspect runtime capability enforcementExamine the CosmWasm configuration or runtime settings for capability validation features. Look for settings related to capability enforcement, contract restrictions, or security validation that control what deployed contracts are allowed to do.Affected if Capability validation is disabled, not configured, or the feature is absent in the configuration
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Review recently deployed contractsQuery the blockchain for contracts deployed after the CosmWasm version was installed. Check deployment timestamps and verify whether any contracts were deployed during the period when the vulnerable version was in use.Affected if Any contracts were deployed while running a CosmWasm version prior to v2.2.0
You are affected if your environment runs CosmWasm version lower than v2.2.0 and uses it for smart contract operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.2.0
Upgrade CosmWasm to v2.2.0 or later which implements proper runtime capability validation to enforce security restrictions on deployed contracts.
CosmWasm v2.2.0
- Identify all CosmWasm runtime environments in your blockchain infrastructure that are running versions prior to v2.2.0
- Review your deployment pipelines and node configurations to determine which components run CosmWasm
- Upgrade the CosmWasm runtime to v2.2.0 or later on all affected nodes
- After upgrading, verify that capability enforcement is active by deploying a test contract with restricted capabilities
- Monitor chain logs to confirm normal operation post-upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Cosmwasm
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-25500 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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