CVE-2025-25146
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the Songkick Concerts and Festivals WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. It affects all WordPress sites using this plugin from any version through 0.9.7. The vulnerability enables attackers to modify plugin settings or perform other administrative actions without the victim's knowledge.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Songkick Concerts and Festivals 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 reconfigure the plugin to display malicious content, redirect users to phishing sites, or modify site functionality to compromise user data.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into changing plugin settings, potentially disrupting concert/festival display functionality or injecting unwanted content.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is minimal as it requires authenticated admin sessions and social engineering.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks typically require social engineering to trick authenticated users. No public exploit code identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.9.8 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Songkick Concerts and Festivals'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 0.9.8+ from WordPress repository and replace files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd security headers to WordPress to help prevent CSRF attacks
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"
Disable Plugin
linuxTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate songkick-concerts-and-festivals
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect CSRF patterns
- Educate administrators about CSRF risks and safe browsing practices
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Songkick Concerts and Festivals → Version. If version is 0.9.7 or earlier, you're vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get songkick-concerts-and-festivals --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 0.9.8 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple POST requests to plugin admin endpoints from unexpected referrers
- Unusual plugin configuration changes in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- CSRF token validation failures
- Cross-origin requests to plugin admin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "songkick" AND ("POST" OR "admin-ajax") AND referrer NOT CONTAINS "your-domain.com"