CVE-2025-23665
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Rapid Sort RSV GMaps WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using RSV GMaps plugin versions up to 1.5. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts.
💻 Affected Systems
- Rapid Sort RSV GMaps 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 infected pages.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake admin interfaces or forms that trick logged-in administrators into executing actions that inject persistent malicious scripts into site content.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the attack chain is broken and no malicious actions can be performed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users into visiting malicious pages. The CSRF leads to stored XSS payload injection.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.5
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/rsv-google-maps/vulnerability/wordpress-rsv-gmaps-plugin-1-5-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 'RSV GMaps' plugin. 4. Check for available updates. 5. Update to latest version. 6. Verify plugin version is above 1.5.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
WordPressAdd CSRF tokens to all plugin forms and actions
Requires code modification: Add wp_nonce_field() to forms and check_ajax_referer() to AJAX handlers
Disable Plugin
WordPress CLITemporarily disable the RSV GMaps plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate rsv-google-maps
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads
- Restrict plugin access to trusted administrators only and implement strict input validation
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > RSV GMaps. If version is 1.5 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get rsv-google-maps --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is above 1.5 in WordPress admin plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to RSV GMaps admin endpoints without referrer headers
- Multiple failed nonce verification attempts in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious parameters to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=rsv_gmaps endpoints
- Cross-origin requests to plugin admin functions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("rsv_gmaps" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND ("POST" OR "nonce_failure")