CVE-2025-30577
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Browser Address Bar Color WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using the plugin versions up to 3.3. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts.
💻 Affected Systems
- Browser Address Bar Color 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, defaces websites, redirects visitors to malicious sites, or installs backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake admin pages or emails that trick logged-in administrators into clicking links that modify plugin settings to inject malicious scripts into the site.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the vulnerability would be prevented as unauthorized requests would be rejected.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick an authenticated administrator, but the technical execution is straightforward once the victim interacts with the malicious payload.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 3.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Browser Address Bar Color' and click 'Update Now' if available. 4. If no update appears, manually download version 3.4+ from WordPress.org and replace the plugin files via FTP or file manager.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Browser Address Bar Color plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate browser-address-bar-color
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd custom CSRF tokens to plugin forms if you have development capabilities.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrator access to trusted networks only to reduce exposure to CSRF attacks.
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious POST requests to the plugin's admin endpoints.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins. If version is 3.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get browser-address-bar-color --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows 3.4 or higher in the WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=browser-address-bar-color from unexpected referrers
- Administrator accounts making unexpected plugin setting changes
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with missing or suspicious Referer headers targeting plugin admin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND query_string="page=browser-address-bar-color") AND http_method="POST" AND referer NOT CONTAINS "your-domain.com"