CVE-2025-10190
📋 TL;DR
The WP Easy Toggles WordPress plugin has a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into website pages. These scripts execute whenever users visit the compromised pages, potentially stealing credentials or performing unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using this plugin version 1.9.0 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Easy Toggles 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 administrator credentials, deface websites, redirect users to malicious sites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies, redirect visitors to phishing pages, or display unwanted advertisements.
If Mitigated
With proper user role management and input validation, impact is limited to content manipulation within contributor-level permissions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access with contributor privileges or higher. Attackers must have ability to create or edit posts/pages.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 1.9.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-easy-toggles
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WP Easy Toggles' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify plugin version is 1.9.1 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-easy-toggles
Restrict User Roles
allLimit contributor-level access to trusted users only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove contributor-level access from untrusted users
- Implement web application firewall with XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → WP Easy Toggles versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get wp-easy-toggles --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.9.1 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual post/page edits by contributor-level users
- Suspicious shortcode modifications in content
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected script tags in page responses
- Suspicious outbound connections from plugin pages
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (plugin="wp-easy-toggles" AND version<="1.9.0")