CVE-2025-12964
📋 TL;DR
The Magical Products Display WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into web pages. These scripts execute whenever users visit the compromised pages, potentially stealing session cookies or performing unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.1.29 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Magical Products Display 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, take over the WordPress site, install backdoors, deface the website, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor access inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies, perform actions as other users, or display phishing content to visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output escaping, the vulnerability is eliminated, preventing script injection entirely.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access (Contributor role or higher). The vulnerability is in publicly available code with clear injection points.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.30 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Magical Products Display' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify the plugin version is 1.1.30 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Magical Products Display plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate magical-products-display
Restrict user roles
allRemove Contributor role access or limit who can create/edit posts
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads in 'mpdpr_title_tag' and 'mpdpr_subtitle_tag' parameters
- Apply Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution sources
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Magical Products Display version. If version is 1.1.29 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get magical-products-display --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows 1.1.30 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin containing 'mpdpr_title_tag' or 'mpdpr_subtitle_tag' parameters with script tags
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful Contributor-level login
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains from your WordPress server
- Unexpected JavaScript payloads in page responses
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("mpdpr_title_tag" OR "mpdpr_subtitle_tag") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/magical-products-display/tags/1.1.29/includes/widgets/pricing-table.php#L2149
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/magical-products-display/tags/1.1.29/includes/widgets/pricing-table.php#L2167
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3394768%40magical-products-display&new=3394768%40magical-products-display&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/758e23b9-c3d5-4f1c-9659-66483d6f0578?source=cve
