CVE-2025-31458
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Video Embedder WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using Video Embedder versions up to 1.7.1. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Video Embedder 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 infected 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, affecting all visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the vulnerability would be prevented as unauthorized requests would be rejected and malicious scripts would be sanitized.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page. The CSRF leads to stored XSS payload injection.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.7.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Video Embedder plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
WordPressAdd CSRF tokens to all plugin forms and validate them on submission
Requires custom code modification - not recommended for non-developers
Disable Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable Video Embedder plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate video-embedder
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrator access to trusted networks only
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Video Embedder version. If version is 1.7.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get video-embedder --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify Video Embedder version is higher than 1.7.1 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to Video Embedder admin endpoints without referrer headers
- JavaScript injection in plugin settings or content
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns with malicious payloads targeting /wp-admin/ endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-post.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "video-embedder") AND http_method="POST" AND referrer NOT CONTAINS own_domain