CVE-2025-1008
📋 TL;DR
This stored XSS vulnerability in the Recently Purchased Products For Woo WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with Contributor access or higher to inject malicious scripts that execute when users view affected pages. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization of the 'view' parameter. WordPress sites using this plugin are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- Recently Purchased Products For Woo WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal admin credentials, redirect users to malicious sites, deface websites, or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor accounts inject malicious scripts to steal session cookies or user data from visitors viewing affected pages, potentially compromising user accounts.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output escaping, the malicious scripts would be neutralized, preventing execution and limiting impact to data integrity issues only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once an attacker has contributor privileges.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.4 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/recently-purchased-products-for-woo/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Recently Purchased Products For Woo'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin
6. Install latest version from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin to prevent exploitation while awaiting patch
wp plugin deactivate recently-purchased-products-for-woo
Restrict user roles
allLimit contributor-level access to trusted users only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads in 'view' parameter
- Remove contributor access from untrusted users and audit existing contributor accounts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed Plugins. If version is 1.1.3 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get recently-purchased-products-for-woo --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.1.4 or later. Test that the 'view' parameter properly sanitizes input.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints with script tags in parameters
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful contributor login
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains from your WordPress server
- Unexpected JavaScript execution on product pages
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("recently-purchased-products" OR "rppw") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/recently-purchased-products-for-woo/tags/1.1.3/includes/class-rppw-public.php#L160
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/recently-purchased-products-for-woo/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c9ebcd32-90c1-419c-a67c-6fe41ee9fab1?source=cve
