CVE-2025-31390
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the bdoga Social Crowd WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using Social Crowd plugin versions up to 0.9.6.1. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view compromised pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- bdoga Social Crowd 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 persistent malicious scripts that steal session cookies, redirect users to phishing sites, or perform actions as authenticated users, potentially compromising entire WordPress sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript that steals admin session cookies, leading to unauthorized access and content manipulation on vulnerable WordPress sites.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and input validation, the vulnerability would be prevented, limiting impact to minor functionality issues.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking authenticated users into visiting malicious pages. CSRF to stored XSS chain makes exploitation straightforward once initial access is achieved.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.9.6.2 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Social Crowd plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Social Crowd Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate social-crowd
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
linuxAdd security headers to WordPress site to help prevent CSRF attacks
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads
- Restrict plugin access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Social Crowd version. If version is 0.9.6.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get social-crowd --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify Social Crowd plugin version is 0.9.6.2 or later in WordPress admin plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to Social Crowd plugin endpoints
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
- Suspicious JavaScript injection in plugin-related database entries
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns in web traffic
- Unexpected iframe or form submissions to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("social-crowd" OR "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php") AND ("action=" OR "nonce_failure")