CVE-2025-31443
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the KK I Like It WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions, leading to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view affected pages. All WordPress sites using KK I Like It plugin versions up to 1.7.5.3 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- KK I Like It 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 administrative actions on behalf of users, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake 'like' interactions or inject advertisements/malware scripts that affect site visitors, damaging site reputation and potentially stealing user data.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the attack chain is broken, preventing both the CSRF and subsequent XSS exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick an authenticated admin into clicking a malicious link. The CSRF leads to stored XSS payload injection.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.7.5.3
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'KK I Like It' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install the latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to all form submissions and AJAX requests in the plugin
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and output escaping for all user-controllable data
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the KK I Like It plugin immediately
- 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, find KK I Like It and check if version is 1.7.5.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='kk-i-like-it' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 1.7.5.3 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints without referrer headers
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
- Suspicious JavaScript injection in database entries
Network Indicators:
- Requests to plugin endpoints with unexpected parameters
- Cross-origin requests to admin-ajax.php with malicious payloads
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("kk-i-like-it" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND (POST AND NOT referer=*)