CVE-2025-27332
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the Smart Maintenance & Countdown WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions, leading to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). Attackers can inject persistent malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers when they visit affected pages. WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Smart Maintenance & Countdown 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 phishing sites, or takes full control of the WordPress site through stored XSS payloads.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake maintenance pages with malicious scripts that steal session cookies or redirect users to malicious sites when they visit the affected WordPress pages.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the attack would fail at the initial CSRF stage, preventing XSS injection entirely.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link while logged into WordPress.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Smart Maintenance & Countdown'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
WordPressAdd nonce verification to plugin forms to prevent CSRF attacks
Requires code modification: Add wp_nonce_field() and wp_verify_nonce() to plugin forms
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Smart Maintenance & Countdown plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF and XSS patterns targeting this plugin
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Smart Maintenance & Countdown' version 1.2 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='smart-maintenance-countdown' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.2 or plugin is completely removed from the system📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing malicious script tags in POST parameters to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("smart-maintenance-countdown" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND ("CSRF" OR "nonce" OR "XSS")