CVE-2025-30587
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the LH OGP Meta WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using LH OGP Meta plugin versions up to 1.73. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts.
💻 Affected Systems
- LH OGP Meta 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 malicious sites, or takes full control of the WordPress site when administrators view affected pages.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake admin interfaces or forms that trick logged-in administrators into executing actions that inject malicious scripts into site content, potentially compromising visitor sessions.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and input validation, the attack chain would be broken, preventing the stored XSS payload from being injected.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users. The CSRF leads to stored XSS, making it a two-stage attack.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.73
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'LH OGP Meta' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin, then find updated version in WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
WordPressAdd CSRF protection to all admin forms and actions in the plugin code
Requires code modification: Add wp_nonce_field() to forms and wp_verify_nonce() checks to form handlers
Input Validation/Sanitization
WordPressImplement strict input validation and output escaping for all user-controllable data
Use WordPress sanitization functions: sanitize_text_field(), esc_attr(), wp_kses() in plugin code
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the LH OGP Meta plugin entirely from WordPress
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for LH OGP Meta version. If version is 1.73 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='lh-ogp-meta' --field=version (if WP-CLI installed) or check WordPress admin interfaceVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 1.73. Test admin forms to ensure CSRF tokens are present and functional.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed admin actions from same IP
- Unexpected POST requests to admin-ajax.php or admin-post.php with LH OGP Meta parameters
- Administrator accounts performing unusual plugin configuration changes
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns: requests without Referer headers or with mismatched origins
- JavaScript payloads in POST parameters to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("lh_ogp_meta" OR "ogp-meta") AND (POST OR "admin-ajax") AND status=200