CVE-2025-25125
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CyrilG Fyrebox Quizzes WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using Fyrebox Quizzes plugin versions up to 2.7. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts.
💻 Affected Systems
- CyrilG Fyrebox Quizzes 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 takes over the WordPress site entirely.
Likely Case
Attackers inject tracking scripts, deface content, or steal session cookies from administrators who visit 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 clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised page. The CSRF leads to stored XSS payload execution.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 2.8 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Fyrebox Quizzes' and check if update is available. 4. Click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 2.8 or higher. 5. Verify the update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens Manually
allAdd CSRF protection to plugin forms if you cannot update immediately
Disable Plugin Temporarily
WordPressDeactivate the Fyrebox Quizzes plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate fyrebox-shortcode
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict plugin access to trusted administrators only using role-based access controls
- Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with CSRF and XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Fyrebox Quizzes version. If version is 2.7 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get fyrebox-shortcode --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows 2.8 or higher in the WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin admin endpoints without referrer headers
- JavaScript injection patterns in plugin-related database entries
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns with missing anti-CSRF tokens in requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR plugin="fyrebox") AND (http_method="POST" AND NOT csrf_token=*)