CVE-2025-31385
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress Site Table of Contents plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using the plugin version 0.3 and earlier. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when users visit affected pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Site Table of Contents 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 performs actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts that steal user session cookies or credentials, potentially gaining administrative access to the WordPress site.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, the attack surface is reduced, though the vulnerability still exists in the codebase.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking authenticated users into visiting malicious pages, but the attack chain is straightforward once CSRF is achieved.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Site Table of Contents' and click 'Update Now' if available. 4. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install version 0.4+ from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Site Table of Contents plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate site-table-of-contents
Implement CSRF protection headers
allAdd Content Security Policy headers to limit script execution
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "script-src 'self'"
Add to nginx config: add_header Content-Security-Policy "script-src 'self'";
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Site Table of Contents plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious POST requests to the plugin's endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Site Table of Contents versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get site-table-of-contents --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 0.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations for plugin endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious JavaScript payloads in POST parameters to plugin endpoints
- Unexpected iframe or script tags in plugin-generated content
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("site-table-of-contents" OR "toc_" OR "ajax") AND (POST OR "admin-ajax")