CVE-2025-22574
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages generated by the ICS Button WordPress plugin. When users view pages containing the injected scripts, the attacker can steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions on their behalf. All WordPress sites using ICS Button plugin versions up to 0.6 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- ICS Button 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 administrator session cookies, take over WordPress sites, install backdoors, deface websites, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript to steal user session cookies, potentially compromising user accounts and performing unauthorized actions.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before reaching users, preventing exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Stored XSS vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and require minimal technical skill.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find ICS Button plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available
5. If no update appears, manually download version 0.7+ from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate and delete old plugin
7. Upload and activate new version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable ICS Button Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate ics-button
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Add to nginx config: add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'";
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the ICS Button plugin completely from your WordPress installation
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads targeting this plugin
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for ICS Button version 0.6 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get ics-button --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify ICS Button plugin version is 0.7 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to ICS Button endpoints with script tags in parameters
- Multiple failed attempts to inject script payloads
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing <script> tags or JavaScript payloads to ICS Button endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("ics-button" OR "ics_button") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")