CVE-2025-10189
📋 TL;DR
The BP Direct Menus 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 that execute when users view affected pages. This affects all WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin version.
💻 Affected Systems
- BP Direct Menus 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 access inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies or redirect visitors to phishing pages.
If Mitigated
With proper user role management and content review, impact is limited to potential defacement of specific pages.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access with contributor privileges or higher. 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/bp-direct-menus/trunk/inc/frontend-noajax.inc.php#L175
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'BP Direct Menus' and update to latest version. 4. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Remove Contributor Shortcode Access
WordPressRestrict shortcode usage to editors and administrators only
Add to theme's functions.php: remove_shortcode('bpdm_login');
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the BP Direct Menus plugin immediately
- Review and audit all posts/pages for suspicious shortcode usage
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for BP Direct Menus version 1.0.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='bp-direct-menus' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is higher than 1.0.0 or plugin is removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual shortcode modifications in post/page edits
- Multiple failed login attempts from contributor accounts
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected script tags in page responses containing 'bpdm_login'
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "bpdm_login" AND ("script" OR "onclick" OR "javascript:")