CVE-2025-14113
📋 TL;DR
The Viitor Button Shortcodes WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in all versions up to 3.0.0. Authenticated attackers with Contributor access or higher can inject malicious scripts via the 'link' shortcode attribute, which execute when users view affected pages. This affects all WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Viitor Button Shortcodes 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 access controls and content filtering, 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: Versions after 3.0.0
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/viitor-shortcodes
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Viitor Button Shortcodes' and click 'Update Now' if available. 4. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress plugin repository and replace files via FTP/SFTP.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate viitor-shortcodes
Restrict User Roles
allRemove Contributor role access or implement stricter content review
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) with XSS protection rules
- Enable WordPress security plugins that filter malicious script injections
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Viitor Button Shortcodes → Version number. If version is 3.0.0 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get viitor-shortcodes --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version is higher than 3.0.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php with 'link' parameter containing script tags
- Multiple page/post edits from Contributor accounts in short timeframe
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains from WordPress pages containing viitor shortcodes
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("viitor" OR "shortcode") AND ("script" OR "javascript:" OR "onclick")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/viitor-shortcodes/tags/3.0.0/includes/class-ww-vcsc-shortcodes.php#L51
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/viitor-shortcodes/trunk/includes/class-ww-vcsc-shortcodes.php#L51
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/61488a15-b49f-4381-9a35-746c39f25967?source=cve
