CVE-2025-23871
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the LSD Google Maps Embedder WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin version 1.1 or earlier. Successful exploitation could lead to stored XSS attacks.
💻 Affected Systems
- LSD Google Maps Embedder 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 into WordPress sites, potentially compromising visitor browsers, stealing session cookies, or redirecting users to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake admin interfaces that trick logged-in administrators into executing actions that modify plugin settings or inject content.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is limited to unsuccessful exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users into visiting malicious pages while logged into WordPress.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'LSD Google Maps Embedder'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
ApacheAdd Content Security Policy headers to WordPress to help prevent CSRF attacks.
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' https://maps.googleapis.com;"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the LSD Google Maps Embedder plugin from WordPress.
- Implement strict user session management with short timeouts and re-authentication for sensitive actions.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'LSD Google Maps Embedder' version 1.1 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='lsd-google-maps-embedder' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.1 in WordPress admin panel or check that the plugin is removed.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or admin-post.php involving the plugin
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful admin actions
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected outbound connections from WordPress server to unknown domains
- Suspicious referrer headers in HTTP requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("lsd-google-maps" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND status=200 AND method=POST