CVE-2025-1362
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the URL Shortener | Conversion Tracking | AB Testing | WooCommerce WordPress plugin. Attackers can trick logged-in administrators into performing unwanted bulk actions, such as deleting customers, without their consent. Only WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- URL Shortener | Conversion Tracking | AB Testing | WooCommerce WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could delete all customer data, disrupt business operations, or perform other administrative actions that compromise data integrity and availability.
Likely Case
Targeted attacks against specific administrators to delete customer records or modify plugin settings, potentially causing data loss and operational disruption.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is minimal as it requires social engineering and an authenticated admin session.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick an authenticated admin into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 9.0.3 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/035cc502-a514-440f-8808-5655c8c915e2/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'URL Shortener | Conversion Tracking | AB Testing | WooCommerce' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to version 9.0.3+. 5. Verify the plugin is active and functioning.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Manually
allAdd CSRF tokens to bulk action forms in the plugin code if you cannot update immediately.
Requires custom PHP coding; no single command.
Restrict Admin Access
linuxLimit admin panel access to trusted IP addresses only using .htaccess or web server configuration.
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24 # Example trusted IP range
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the plugin entirely if not essential for operations.
- Educate administrators to avoid clicking suspicious links and log out when not using the admin panel.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins. If version is 9.0.2 or earlier, it is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='URL Shortener | Conversion Tracking | AB Testing | WooCommerce' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, confirm the plugin version is 9.0.3 or later in the same location.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual bulk delete actions in WordPress logs, especially from unexpected IP addresses or user agents.
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations if logging is enabled.
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to admin-ajax.php or similar endpoints with bulk action parameters without referrer headers or from external sources.
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("bulk_action" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND ("delete" OR "modify")