CVE-2025-24540
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in SeedProd's WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. It affects all WordPress sites using SeedProd Coming Soon Page, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode plugin versions up to 6.18.9. Attackers could modify plugin settings or potentially perform other administrative actions.
💻 Affected Systems
- SeedProd Coming Soon Page, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode
⚠️ 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 change critical site settings, disable maintenance mode prematurely, inject malicious content, or chain with other vulnerabilities for further compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers modify plugin settings to disrupt site functionality, change coming soon page content, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections, the vulnerability is prevented as requests require valid nonce tokens that attackers cannot obtain.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks require social engineering to trick authenticated users. No authentication bypass is needed as the attack relies on the victim's existing session.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 6.18.10 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'SeedProd' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Manually
allAdd custom nonce verification to plugin forms if you cannot update immediately
Requires custom PHP development - not recommended for non-developers
Use Security Plugin with CSRF Protection
allInstall WordPress security plugins that add additional CSRF protections
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrator access to trusted networks only
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent malicious script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, find SeedProd plugin and check version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=seedprod --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 6.18.10 or higher in WordPress admin plugins page📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual plugin setting changes in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php without proper referrer headers
- Requests from unexpected sources to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("seedprod" OR "coming-soon") AND ("action" OR "settings")