CVE-2025-10179
📋 TL;DR
The My AskAI WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in all versions up to 1.0.0. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts via the 'myaskai' shortcode, which execute when users view affected pages. This affects all WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- My AskAI 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.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor access inject malicious scripts to steal session cookies or perform limited client-side attacks against visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and content review, impact is limited to potential defacement of specific pages.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access with contributor privileges. Exploitation involves injecting scripts via shortcode attributes.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.0.0
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/my-askai/trunk/myaskai.php#L40
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find My AskAI plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict User Roles
allLimit contributor-level access to trusted users only and implement content review workflows.
Disable Shortcode
allRemove or disable the 'myaskai' shortcode functionality if not essential.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate the My AskAI plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins for My AskAI version 1.0.0 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=my-askai --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify My AskAI plugin version is greater than 1.0.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual post/page edits by contributor-level users
- Suspicious shortcode attributes containing script tags
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to unknown domains from WordPress pages
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="post_edit" OR event="page_edit") AND user_role="contributor" AND content CONTAINS "myaskai" AND content CONTAINS "<script>"