CVE-2025-22589
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress Quote Tweet plugin that can lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions, potentially injecting persistent scripts into vulnerable WordPress sites. This affects all WordPress installations using Quote Tweet plugin versions up to 0.7.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Quote Tweet 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 that steals administrator credentials, defaces websites, redirects visitors to malicious sites, or installs backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers would typically inject scripts to steal session cookies or redirect users to phishing pages, compromising user accounts and potentially gaining administrative access.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, the attack would fail or have limited impact, though the vulnerability would still exist.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users, but the technical execution is straightforward once the user is compromised.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 0.7
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/quote-tweet/vulnerability/wordpress-quote-tweet-plugin-0-7-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Quote Tweet plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
WordPressAdd CSRF tokens to all form submissions and AJAX requests in the plugin
Requires code modification: Add wp_nonce_field() to forms and check with wp_verify_nonce()
Content Security Policy
allImplement strict CSP headers to prevent XSS execution
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Or use WordPress security plugins to implement CSP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Quote Tweet plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Quote Tweet version 0.7 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=quote-tweet --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Quote Tweet plugin is either updated to version after 0.7 or completely removed from the plugins directory📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to quote-tweet admin endpoints without referrer headers
- Multiple failed nonce verification attempts in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- Cross-origin requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php with quote-tweet actions
- Suspicious JavaScript payloads in POST parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("quote-tweet" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND ("POST" OR "nonce_failure")