CVE-2025-30572
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Simple Rating WordPress plugin that can lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions, potentially injecting persistent scripts into WordPress sites. WordPress administrators using vulnerable versions of the Simple Rating plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Simple Rating 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 malicious sites, or takes full control of the WordPress site through privilege escalation.
Likely Case
Attackers inject tracking scripts, deface content, or steal session cookies from users visiting affected pages.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, the attack surface is reduced, though some risk remains if the plugin is vulnerable.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised page.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Simple Rating plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and remove the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection to WordPress forms and admin actions
Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Simple Rating plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious POST requests to WordPress admin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Simple Rating > Version. If version is 1.4 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=simple-rating --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 1.4. Test admin functions to ensure CSRF tokens are present in forms.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- Cross-origin requests to WordPress admin endpoints without proper referrer headers
- Suspicious JavaScript payloads in HTTP POST parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("CSRF" OR "nonce" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND status=200