CVE-2025-30565
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the WordPress banner-manager plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions without their consent, leading to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers when they view affected banners. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the banner-manager plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress banner-manager 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 compromise administrator accounts, inject persistent malware into website content, steal session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, or deface the website.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript into banners that steals user session cookies or redirects visitors to phishing/malware sites when they view affected banners.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and input validation, the attack would fail or be limited to non-persistent effects.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link while logged in.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 16.04.19
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'banner-manager' and click 'Update Now' if available. 4. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF tokens
allAdd CSRF protection to banner management forms
Requires custom code modification - consult developer
Disable plugin
WordPress CLITemporarily disable banner-manager plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate banner-manager
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrator access to trusted networks only
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > banner-manager version. If version is 16.04.19 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get banner-manager --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify banner-manager plugin version is higher than 16.04.19 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual banner creation/modification by administrators
- Suspicious referrer headers in admin requests
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with banner-related actions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("banner-manager" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND (POST OR "action=save_banner")