CVE-2025-24001
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the PPO Call To Actions WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all WordPress sites using PPO Call To Actions plugin versions up to and including 0.1.3. Successful exploitation could lead to stored XSS attacks against site visitors.
💻 Affected Systems
- PPO Call To Actions 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 the site that executes in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing session cookies, credentials, or performing actions on behalf of users.
Likely Case
Attackers create malicious pages that trick administrators into changing plugin settings or injecting malicious content, leading to site defacement or credential theft from visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, the impact is limited to unauthorized configuration changes requiring admin reversion.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators into visiting malicious pages while logged in. No authentication bypass is needed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 0.1.3
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'PPO Call To Actions' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd Content Security Policy headers to restrict script execution sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "script-src 'self'"
Add to wp-config.php: define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the PPO Call To Actions plugin immediately
- Implement strict Content Security Policy headers to prevent script execution from unauthorized sources
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'PPO Call To Actions' version 0.1.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='ppo-call-to-actions' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 0.1.3 or plugin is completely removed from the plugins directory📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php from unexpected referrers
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with missing or invalid nonce parameters in admin endpoints
- Suspicious referrer headers in admin area requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-ajax.php" AND "action=ppo_" AND NOT "_wpnonce=")