CVE-2025-25148
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the WordPress Read More Copy Link plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing actions that inject malicious scripts. When exploited, it leads to stored cross-site scripting (XSS), affecting all WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions. The vulnerability requires an authenticated admin to be tricked into visiting a malicious page.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Read More Copy Link 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 admin credentials, deface websites, redirect visitors to malicious sites, or install backdoors on the WordPress installation.
Likely Case
Attackers would inject scripts to steal admin session cookies or credentials, potentially gaining full control over the WordPress site.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, the attack would fail or have limited impact.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated admin user to click a malicious link or visit a crafted page. No public exploit code is known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.0.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Read More Copy Link' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install the latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
WordPressAdd CSRF tokens to all plugin forms and AJAX requests
Requires custom code modification: Add wp_nonce_field() to forms and check_ajax_referer() to AJAX handlers
Content Security Policy
ApacheImplement CSP headers to prevent script execution from unauthorized sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://trusted.cdn.com;"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Read More Copy Link plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious POST requests to the plugin's endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins. If 'Read More Copy Link' version is 1.0.2 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='read-more-copy-link' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows higher than 1.0.2 in WordPress admin plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Multiple failed nonce verification attempts in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious referer headers in POST requests to WordPress admin endpoints
- Unexpected iframe or script tags being inserted into database via plugin functions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-ajax.php" AND "action=read_more_copy_link") AND status=200