CVE-2025-13418
📋 TL;DR
The Responsive Pricing Table WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in all versions up to 5.1.12. Authenticated attackers with Author privileges or higher can inject malicious scripts via the 'plan_icons' parameter, which execute when users view affected pages. This affects all WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- Responsive Pricing Table 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, deface websites, redirect users to malicious sites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers with compromised author accounts inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies or display unwanted content.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and content security policies, impact is limited to potential defacement of affected pages.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once attacker has valid credentials.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.1.13 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/dk-pricr-responsive-pricing-table/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Responsive Pricing Table'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 5.1.13+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate dk-pricr-responsive-pricing-table
Restrict User Roles
allLimit Author and higher privileges to trusted users only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Use web application firewall with XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins
Check Version:
wp plugin get dk-pricr-responsive-pricing-table --field=version
Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 5.1.13 or higher after update
📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin with plan_icons parameter containing script tags
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful author-level login
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains from your WordPress site
- Unexpected script tags in pricing table page responses
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("plan_icons" AND ("script" OR "javascript" OR "onclick"))