CVE-2025-11801
📋 TL;DR
The AudioTube WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in the 'caption' attribute of its shortcode. 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 AudioTube version 0.0.3 or earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- AudioTube 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 redirect visitors to phishing pages.
If Mitigated
With proper user role management and input validation, impact is limited to potential defacement of specific pages.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once attacker has contributor-level credentials.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.0.4 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3200000/audiotube
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find AudioTube plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable AudioTube Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate audiotube
Restrict User Roles
allLimit contributor-level access to trusted users only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove 'caption' attribute usage from all AudioTube shortcodes in content
- Implement web application firewall rules to block XSS payloads in POST requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins for AudioTube version 0.0.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get audiotube --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify AudioTube plugin version is 0.0.4 or later in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin with script tags in parameters
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful contributor login
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains after page loads
- Unusual JavaScript execution patterns in page responses
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("audiotube" OR "caption=" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:"))