CVE-2025-31905
📋 TL;DR
This is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Team Rosters WordPress plugin that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. Attackers can craft malicious URLs that, when visited by users, execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser context. This affects all WordPress sites running Team Rosters plugin versions up to and including 4.7.
💻 Affected Systems
- Team Rosters 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 steal session cookies, perform actions as authenticated users, redirect to malicious sites, or deface websites by injecting malicious content.
Likely Case
Attackers would typically use phishing emails or social engineering to trick users into clicking malicious links, leading to session hijacking or credential theft.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before reaching users' browsers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Reflected XSS vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and require minimal technical skill to weaponize.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 4.7
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Team Rosters plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
WAF Rule Implementation
allImplement web application firewall rules to block XSS payloads in URL parameters
Content Security Policy
allImplement strict Content Security Policy headers to mitigate script execution
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Add to nginx config: add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'";
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the Team Rosters plugin entirely
- Implement strict input validation and output encoding in custom code
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Team Rosters version. If version is 4.7 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=team-rosters --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version is greater than 4.7. Test by attempting to inject basic XSS payloads in URL parameters.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual URL parameters containing script tags or JavaScript code
- Multiple failed attempts with suspicious parameter values
- Requests to plugin-specific endpoints with encoded payloads
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with script tags in query parameters
- URLs containing javascript: protocol or encoded script elements
- Unusual referrer headers pointing to suspicious domains
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (url="*<script*" OR url="*javascript:*" OR url="*%3Cscript%3E*") AND url="*/team-rosters/*"