CVE-2025-23796
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Easy Portfolio WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When exploited, these scripts execute in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or redirecting users. All WordPress sites using Easy Portfolio version 1.3 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Easy Portfolio 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 or credentials from visitors viewing portfolio pages.
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 in WordPress plugins. Attackers need contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Easy Portfolio and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify plugin version is 1.4 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Easy Portfolio plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate easy-portfolio
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Add to wp-config.php: header("Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'");
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the Easy Portfolio plugin entirely and use alternative portfolio solutions
- Restrict user roles that can edit portfolio content to trusted administrators only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Easy Portfolio version 1.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=easy-portfolio --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Easy Portfolio plugin version is 1.4 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to portfolio editing endpoints
- JavaScript payloads in portfolio content fields
Network Indicators:
- External script loads from portfolio pages
- Suspicious redirects from portfolio URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("easy-portfolio" OR "portfolio") AND ("script" OR "javascript" OR "onload" OR "onerror")