CVE-2025-25123
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the xdark Easy Related Posts WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using Easy Related Posts plugin versions up to 2.0.2. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view affected pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- xdark Easy Related Posts 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 that steals administrator credentials, redirects users to malicious sites, or performs actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts that execute when users view related posts, potentially stealing session cookies or performing unauthorized actions on behalf of logged-in users.
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 user (with appropriate permissions) to visit a malicious page. The CSRF leads to stored XSS payload injection.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.0.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Easy Related Posts' and check if update is available. 4. Click 'Update Now' to update to the latest version. 5. Verify the plugin version is above 2.0.2.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Easy Related Posts Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate easy-related-posts
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS impact
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Add to nginx config: add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'";
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Easy Related Posts 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 Easy Related Posts version. If version is 2.0.2 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get easy-related-posts --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version is above 2.0.2 in WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or admin-post.php endpoints related to easy-related-posts
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected JavaScript payloads in HTTP POST requests to WordPress admin endpoints
- Cross-origin requests to WordPress admin interfaces from suspicious domains
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("easy-related-posts" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND (POST OR "csrf" OR "nonce")