CVE-2025-23662
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Ryan Sutana WP Panoramio WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks that lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent JavaScript payloads. All WordPress sites using WP Panoramio versions up to and including 1.5.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ryan Sutana WP Panoramio 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 inject malicious JavaScript that steals administrator credentials, redirects users to malicious sites, or takes full control of the WordPress site when administrators view affected pages.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake requests that trick administrators into unknowingly injecting malicious scripts into the site, which then execute in visitors' browsers to steal session cookies or perform unauthorized actions.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the attack chain would be broken at the initial CSRF stage, preventing the XSS payload from being stored.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into performing an action. The CSRF leads to stored XSS, making this a two-stage attack.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.5.0 (check for updates)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WP Panoramio' and check if update is available. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update exists. 5. If no update exists, consider disabling or removing the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WP Panoramio Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until a patch can be applied
wp plugin deactivate wp-panoramio
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to all form submissions and state-changing requests in the plugin code
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the WP Panoramio plugin completely from the WordPress installation
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WP Panoramio version. If version is 1.5.0 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-panoramio --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify WP Panoramio version is greater than 1.5.0 in WordPress admin plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WP Panoramio endpoints from unexpected referrers
- Administrator actions on WP Panoramio settings without corresponding user-initiated requests
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attempts with malicious payloads targeting wp-panoramio endpoints
- Unexpected JavaScript injection in pages served by WP Panoramio
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "panoramio") AND (http_method="POST" AND referrer NOT CONTAINS own_domain)