CVE-2025-24699
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the WP Coder WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions, leading to stored XSS. It affects all WordPress sites using WP Coder versions up to 3.6. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users visit affected pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- Wow-Company WP Coder 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 persistent malicious scripts that steal session cookies, redirect users to phishing sites, or perform administrative actions on behalf of victims, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers create malicious pages that trick logged-in administrators into executing actions that inject XSS payloads into the site, affecting all visitors who view the compromised pages.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, the attack surface is reduced, though the vulnerability still exists in the codebase.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into visiting a malicious page while logged into WordPress. The CSRF leads to stored XSS that affects all site visitors.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 3.6
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP Coder and check if update is available. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WP Coder Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-coder
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd security headers to WordPress to help mitigate CSRF attacks
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove WP Coder plugin entirely and find alternative code injection solution
- Restrict admin panel access to trusted IP addresses only using .htaccess or firewall rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → WP Coder version. If version is 3.6 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-coder --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify WP Coder version is higher than 3.6 in WordPress admin plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or wp-admin/admin-post.php with wp-coder parameters
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected iframe or form submissions to WordPress admin endpoints from external domains
- Suspicious referrer headers in admin area requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wp-coder" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND ("POST" OR "csrf")