CVE-2025-15440
📋 TL;DR
The iONE360 configurator WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in its contact form parameters that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute whenever users access compromised pages, potentially affecting all visitors to vulnerable WordPress sites. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 2.0.57 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- iONE360 configurator 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 session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, deface websites, or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers will typically inject scripts to steal user session cookies or credentials, redirect users to phishing sites, or display malicious content to visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output escaping, the vulnerability would be prevented, and only properly sanitized content would be displayed to users.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability requires no authentication and involves simple script injection into contact form parameters that are stored and later displayed without proper escaping.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 2.0.58 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ione360-configurator/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'iONE360 configurator' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Alternatively, download the latest version from WordPress.org and manually update via FTP.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the iONE360 configurator plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate ione360-configurator
Remove contact form functionality
allRemove or disable the contact form features that use the vulnerable parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with XSS protection rules
- Add Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for iONE360 configurator version 2.0.57 or earlier
Check Version:
wp plugin get ione360-configurator --field=version
Verify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.0.58 or later in WordPress admin panel
📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to contact form endpoints with script tags or JavaScript code in parameters
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- Incoming requests containing <script> tags or JavaScript in contact form parameters
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains from your WordPress site
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri_path="*contact*" OR uri_path="*configurator*") AND (http_method="POST") AND (request_body="*<script>*" OR request_body="*javascript:*")
🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ione360-configurator/tags/2.0.57/admin/partials/configurator-ione360-admin-contact-form.php#L50
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ione360-configurator/tags/2.0.57/admin/partials/configurator-ione360-admin-contact-form.php#L53
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ione360-configurator/tags/2.0.57/admin/partials/configurator-ione360-admin-contact-form.php#L56
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ione360-configurator/tags/2.0.57/admin/partials/configurator-ione360-admin-contact-form.php#L59
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ione360-configurator/tags/2.0.57/admin/partials/configurator-ione360-admin-contact-form.php#L60
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ione360-configurator/tags/2.0.57/admin/partials/configurator-ione360-admin-contact-form.php#L63
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ione360-configurator/tags/2.0.57/admin/partials/configurator-ione360-admin-contact-form.php#L66
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ione360-configurator/tags/2.0.57/admin/partials/configurator-ione360-admin-contact-form.php#L69
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/02fe87e4-4275-4652-aec1-b25547071796?source=cve