CVE-2025-22552
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress Affiliate Disclosure Statement plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all versions from initial release through 0.3, potentially leading to stored XSS attacks.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Affiliate Disclosure Statement 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 inject malicious JavaScript into WordPress sites through administrator actions, leading to site compromise, credential theft, or malware distribution to visitors.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake forms or links that trick logged-in administrators into changing plugin settings or injecting malicious content.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and same-origin policies, the vulnerability would be blocked, preventing unauthorized actions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users into clicking malicious links or visiting compromised sites.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 0.3
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Locate 'Affiliate Disclosure Statement'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or delete and install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
WordPressTemporarily deactivate the Affiliate Disclosure Statement plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate affiliate-disclosure-statement
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Use browser extensions that block CSRF attempts and enforce same-origin policies
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Affiliate Disclosure Statement' version 0.3 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get affiliate-disclosure-statement --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is higher than 0.3 in WordPress admin plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected plugin configuration changes
- Administrative actions from unusual IP addresses or user agents
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php without proper referer headers
- Cross-origin requests to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (plugin="affiliate-disclosure-statement" AND version<="0.3")