CVE-2025-27317
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the IT-RAYS RAYS Grid WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all WordPress sites using RAYS Grid plugin versions up to and including 1.3.1.
💻 Affected Systems
- IT-RAYS RAYS Grid 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
An attacker could trick an administrator into changing plugin settings, modifying content, or potentially performing actions that compromise the WordPress site's integrity.
Likely Case
Attackers could manipulate plugin configurations or content through forged requests when administrators are logged in and visit malicious pages.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is limited as it requires user interaction and authentication.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the victim to be authenticated as an administrator and visit a malicious page while logged in.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.3.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find RAYS Grid plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd security headers to WordPress to help mitigate CSRF attacks
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Temporarily disable the RAYS Grid plugin until patching is possible
- Implement additional authentication requirements for sensitive plugin actions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for RAYS Grid version. If version is 1.3.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=rays-grid --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify RAYS Grid plugin version is higher than 1.3.1 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual plugin configuration changes without corresponding admin activity
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- Requests to plugin admin endpoints without proper referrer headers
- Cross-origin requests to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("CSRF" OR "nonce" OR "referer") AND "rays-grid"