CVE-2025-7955: RingCentral Communications Plugin – FREE · Improper Authentication
Affects RingCentral Communications Plugin – FREESource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 53% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pbmacintyre RingCentral Communications Plugin – FREE | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official patch is released, organizations should take immediate and specific actions to mitigate the risk from CVE-2025-7955. First, disable or uninstall the RingCentral Communications plugin versions 1.5 to 1.6.8 on all WordPress sites to prevent exploitation. If disabling is not feasible, restrict access to the WordPress admin panel using IP whitelisting or VPNs to limit exposure. Implement additional layers of authentication such as Web Application Firewalls (WAF) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious login attempts involving bogus 2FA codes. Monitor authentication logs closely for unusual login patterns or repeated failed 2FA attempts. Inform all users to change their passwords and review account activity for signs of compromise. Consider deploying intrusion detection systems (IDS) to identify exploitation attempts. Once a patch or update is available from pbmacintyre, apply it immediately and verify the fix. Additionally, conduct a security audit of all WordPress plugins and remove any unnecessary or outdated components to reduce attack surface.
Description
The RingCentral Communications plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass due to improper validation within the ringcentral_admin_login_2fa_verify() function in versions 1.5 to 1.6.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user simply by supplying identical bogus codes.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0386ed09-296d-4f33-9fe0-964c0c0a9652?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/rccp-free/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rccp-free/tags/1.6.8/ringcentral.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3349361/ (opens in a new tab)