CVE-2025-23804
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the WP Service Payment Form With Authorize.net WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions, which can lead to reflected XSS attacks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.6.0 of the plugin. WordPress site administrators using this plugin are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Service Payment Form With Authorize.net 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).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- 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 execute arbitrary JavaScript in admin context, potentially leading to site takeover, data theft, or malware injection.
Likely Case
Attackers could inject malicious scripts that steal admin credentials or session cookies, leading to unauthorized access.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, impact would be limited to minor data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires social engineering to trick authenticated users into clicking malicious links.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.6.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WP Service Payment Form With Authorize.net'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection to plugin forms manually if patching isn't immediately possible.
Disable Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate wp-service-payment-form-with-authorizenet
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Use web application firewall rules to block suspicious form submissions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'WP Service Payment Form With Authorize.net' version 2.6.0 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-service-payment-form-with-authorizenet --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 2.6.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin admin endpoints without referrer headers
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected form submissions from external domains to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "wp-service-payment-form" AND ("csrf" OR "nonce")