CVE-2025-30575
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress Login Redirect plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When exploited, these scripts execute in victims' browsers, potentially stealing credentials or performing unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using Login Redirect plugin versions up to 1.0.5 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Login Redirect 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 steal administrator credentials, take over WordPress sites, install backdoors, or redirect users to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers steal user session cookies or credentials, potentially compromising user accounts and performing unauthorized actions.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before reaching users' browsers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires attacker to have some level of access to inject malicious payloads.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Login Redirect plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin, then install fresh version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Login Redirect Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate login-redirect
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Or add to wp-config.php: header("Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'");
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
- Enable WordPress security plugins with XSS protection features
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Login Redirect version 1.0.5 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get login-redirect --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Login Redirect plugin version is 1.0.6 or later in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to login-redirect endpoints
- JavaScript payloads in request parameters
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful logins
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound connections from WordPress server
- Traffic to known malicious domains
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("login-redirect" OR "xss" OR "script" OR "alert(")