CVE-2025-30898
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Persian WooCommerce Shipping WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view affected pages. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
💻 Affected Systems
- Persian WooCommerce Shipping WordPress plugin (Mahdi Yousefi)
⚠️ 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, deface websites, redirect users to malicious sites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Session hijacking of regular users, cookie theft, or displaying malicious content to visitors.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and output encoding are implemented, though stored XSS remains dangerous.
🎯 Exploit Status
Stored XSS typically requires some level of access to input fields, but complexity is low once access is obtained.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 4.2.3
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Persian WooCommerce Shipping' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to latest version. 5. Verify plugin is updated to version newer than 4.2.3.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate persian-woocommerce-shipping
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to mitigate XSS impact
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Or add to WordPress functions.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
- Restrict plugin access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious input
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Persian WooCommerce Shipping → Version number. If version is 4.2.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get persian-woocommerce-shipping --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 4.2.3 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints
- Script tags in form submissions
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- Malicious script payloads in HTTP requests
- Unexpected outbound connections from compromised sessions
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onload=" OR "onerror=") AND uri="*persian-woocommerce-shipping*"