CVE-2025-32664
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Nepali Date Utilities WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform actions as authenticated users, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This affects all WordPress sites running Nepali Date Utilities versions up to 1.0.13. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view affected pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- Nepali Date Utilities 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 malicious JavaScript that steals administrator credentials, redirects users to phishing sites, or takes over the WordPress site by creating new admin accounts.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into clicking malicious links that inject advertising scripts, cryptocurrency miners, or defacement content into the site.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the vulnerability is prevented, and only legitimate user actions are processed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated user (typically an administrator) to click a malicious link or visit a crafted page. The CSRF leads to stored XSS payload injection.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.14 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Nepali Date Utilities' and click 'Update Now' if available. 4. If no update appears, manually download version 1.0.14+ from WordPress.org, delete the old plugin, and upload the new version.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Nepali Date Utilities Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin until patched to prevent exploitation.
wp plugin deactivate nepali-date-utilities
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
linuxAdd Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit script execution sources.
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https:"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict plugin access to trusted administrators only using role-based access controls.
- Monitor WordPress admin activity logs for unauthorized plugin modifications or script injections.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Nepali Date Utilities for version number. If version is 1.0.13 or lower, the site is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get nepali-date-utilities --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows 1.0.14 or higher in the WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints from unexpected IPs.
- JavaScript injections in WordPress post/page content or plugin settings.
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing malicious script payloads in parameters like 'script', 'onerror', or 'javascript:'.
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("nepali-date-utilities" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND (POST AND ("script" OR "onclick" OR "javascript:"))