CVE-2025-22774
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the CRUDLab Scroll to Top WordPress plugin, which are then reflected back to users' browsers. It affects all WordPress sites using CRUDLab Scroll to Top plugin versions up to 1.0.1, potentially compromising user sessions and data.
💻 Affected Systems
- CRUDLab Scroll to Top 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 steal administrator credentials, take over WordPress sites, install backdoors, and compromise all user data.
Likely Case
Attackers steal user session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, or deface vulnerable pages.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts are neutralized before reaching users.
🎯 Exploit Status
Reflected XSS typically requires user interaction (clicking malicious link) but is easily weaponized in phishing campaigns.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.2 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find CRUDLab Scroll to Top. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.0.2+ from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate crudlab-scroll-to-top
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allConfigure WAF to block XSS payloads targeting the vulnerable endpoint
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Deploy network-level filtering to block malicious requests to the vulnerable endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → CRUDLab Scroll to Top → Version. If version is 1.0.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get crudlab-scroll-to-top --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.0.2 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual GET/POST requests containing script tags or JavaScript payloads to plugin endpoints
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious parameters containing <script>, javascript:, or encoded payloads
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND ("crudlab-scroll-to-top" OR "scroll-to-top") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "%3Cscript%3E")