CVE-2025-22556
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the Norse Rune Oracle WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. Attackers could exploit this to inject malicious scripts or modify plugin settings. All WordPress sites using affected plugin versions are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Norse Rune Oracle 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 chain CSRF with stored XSS to compromise administrator accounts, deface websites, or steal sensitive data from visitors.
Likely Case
Attackers would create malicious requests that administrators might execute while logged in, potentially modifying plugin settings or injecting content.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is significantly reduced as administrators would need to be tricked into executing malicious requests.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators into clicking malicious links or visiting compromised pages.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.4.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Norse Rune Oracle' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
ApacheAdd security headers to WordPress to help prevent CSRF attacks
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Norse Rune Oracle plugin immediately
- Implement strict access controls and educate administrators about CSRF risks and safe browsing practices
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Norse Rune Oracle version 1.4.1 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='norse-rune-oracle' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.4.1 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual plugin configuration changes
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful admin login
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin admin endpoints with missing or malformed nonce tokens
- Referer headers pointing to external domains in admin requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (plugin="norse-rune-oracle" OR uri="/wp-admin/admin.php?page=norse") AND (status=200 OR status=302)