CVE-2025-10141
📋 TL;DR
The Digiseller WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in all versions up to 1.3.0. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts via the 'ds' shortcode attributes, which execute when users view affected pages. This affects WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- Digiseller 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 install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor accounts inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies or display phishing content.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and content filtering, impact is limited to isolated script execution without privilege escalation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access (contributor or higher) and knowledge of WordPress shortcode usage.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.3.0
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/digiseller
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Digiseller plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress plugin repository and replace files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Digiseller Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate digiseller
Restrict User Roles
allRemove contributor-level access from untrusted users and implement least privilege.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads in shortcode attributes.
- Regularly audit user accounts and remove unnecessary contributor-level access.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Digiseller version. If version is 1.3.0 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get digiseller --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify Digiseller plugin version is higher than 1.3.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php with 'ds' shortcode parameters containing script tags or JavaScript.
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful contributor-level login.
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing malicious script payloads in 'ds' shortcode attributes.
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("ds\=" OR "digiseller") AND ("<script" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=")