CVE-2025-22824
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Lucia Intelisano Live Flight Radar WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When users view affected pages, the scripts execute in their browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on their behalf. All WordPress sites using Live Flight Radar version 1.0 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Lucia Intelisano Live Flight Radar 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, 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' browsers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Stored XSS vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and weaponization is likely given the public disclosure.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Live Flight Radar' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.0.1 from WordPress repository and replace the plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the Live Flight Radar plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate live-flight-radar
Content Security Policy
allImplement strict Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS impact.
Add 'Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'' to web server configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the Live Flight Radar 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 Live Flight Radar version. If version is 1.0 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get live-flight-radar --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.0.1 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints containing script tags or JavaScript payloads
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing malicious script payloads targeting plugin endpoints
- Unexpected JavaScript execution from plugin pages
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (uri="*live-flight-radar*" OR uri="*wp-content/plugins/live-flight-radar*") AND (message="*<script>*" OR message="*javascript:*" OR message="*onload=*" OR message="*onerror=*")