CVE-2025-10132
📋 TL;DR
The Dhivehi Text WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in all versions up to 0.1. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts via the 'dhivehi' shortcode attributes, which execute when users view affected pages. This affects all WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- Dhivehi Text 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, deface websites, redirect users to malicious sites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor accounts inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies or display phishing content to visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and input validation, impact is limited to potential data exposure from compromised contributor accounts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access with contributor privileges or higher. Exploitation involves crafting malicious shortcode attributes.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 0.1
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dhivehi-text/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Dhivehi Text plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and delete plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Dhivehi Text plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate dhivehi-text
Remove Contributor Shortcode Access
allModify user roles to prevent contributors from using shortcodes in posts.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove plugin completely and find alternative solution for Dhivehi text functionality
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads in shortcode attributes
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Dhivehi Text. If version is 0.1 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get dhivehi-text --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 0.1. Test shortcode functionality with safe test payloads.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin with dhivehi shortcode parameters
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful contributor login
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains after visiting specific pages
- Unusual JavaScript loading patterns
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("dhivehi" OR "shortcode") AND ("script" OR "onerror" OR "javascript:")