CVE-2025-46497
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Navegg Analytics WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via stored XSS. This affects WordPress sites using Navegg Analytics versions up to 3.3.3. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing unwanted actions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Navegg Analytics 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 administrator credentials, deface websites, or redirect visitors to malicious sites, potentially compromising the entire WordPress installation.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript that steals session cookies or performs unauthorized actions when administrators visit compromised pages, leading to account takeover or content manipulation.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the vulnerability would be prevented, limiting impact to failed exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised page.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.3.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Navegg Analytics and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 3.3.4 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable Navegg Analytics plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate navegg
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd custom CSRF tokens to plugin forms if source code access is available.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrator access to trusted networks only.
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Navegg Analytics version.Check Version:
wp plugin get navegg --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 3.3.4 or higher in WordPress admin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to navegg plugin endpoints from unexpected referrers.
- Administrator sessions with unexpected form submissions.
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with missing or mismatched CSRF tokens to navegg endpoints.
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND parameters CONTAINS "navegg") AND referrer NOT IN trusted_domains