CVE-2025-39530
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the dsky Site Search 360 WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when administrators view plugin settings. This stored XSS attack affects all WordPress sites using Site Search 360 versions up to 2.1.7. Attackers can hijack administrator sessions and potentially take over the WordPress site.
💻 Affected Systems
- dsky Site Search 360 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
Complete site takeover through administrator account compromise, leading to data theft, defacement, or malware distribution to visitors.
Likely Case
Session hijacking of administrators, unauthorized plugin configuration changes, and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSRF protections and content security policies in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking authenticated administrators into clicking malicious links.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.1.8 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Site Search 360' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 2.1.8 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate site-search-360
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection to WordPress forms if custom implementation is possible.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrator access to trusted networks only
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS impact
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Site Search 360 > Version. If version is 2.1.7 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get site-search-360 --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, confirm version shows 2.1.8 or higher in WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized plugin setting changes in WordPress logs
- Suspicious POST requests to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=site-search-360
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected outbound connections from WordPress admin area
- CSRF attack patterns in web server logs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("site-search-360" AND "admin.php") AND status=200