CVE-2025-25074
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in WP Social Stream WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing actions that inject malicious scripts. When exploited, it leads to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. All WordPress sites using WP Social Stream version 1.1 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Social Stream 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 administrator credentials, redirect users to malicious sites, or deface the website for all visitors.
Likely Case
Attackers would use phishing emails or malicious links to trick administrators into clicking, resulting in script injection that affects site visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the attack chain would be broken at the initial CSRF stage.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators. No public exploit code available.
🛠️ 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 WP Social Stream. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and remove plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Add CSRF Protection
WordPressImplement nonce verification in plugin code for all state-changing operations
Edit plugin PHP files to add wp_nonce_field() and wp_verify_nonce() checks
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove WP Social Stream plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WP Social Stream version 1.1 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=wp-social-stream --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.1 or plugin is removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
- Unexpected plugin file modifications
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php without proper referrer headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wp-social-stream" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND ("csrf" OR "nonce_failure")