CVE-2025-46514
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Milat jQuery Automatic Popup WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using the plugin from unknown versions through 1.3.1. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts.
💻 Affected Systems
- Milat jQuery Automatic Popup 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 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, limiting impact to minor configuration changes without script execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF to XSS chain requires social engineering but uses well-known techniques. No public exploit code found, but methodology is documented.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.3.2 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Milat jQuery Automatic Popup'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.3.2+ from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate milat-jquery-automatic-popup
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd WordPress nonce verification to plugin forms and actions
Manual code modification required: Add wp_nonce_field() and wp_verify_nonce() calls
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Milat jQuery Automatic Popup plugin completely
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious POST requests to wp-admin
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Milat jQuery Automatic Popup' version 1.3.1 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get milat-jquery-automatic-popup --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.3.2 or later in WordPress admin plugins page📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin-post.php with popup-related parameters
- Multiple failed nonce verification attempts in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious Referer headers pointing to external sites while accessing wp-admin
- Unexpected iframe or form submissions to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-post.php" AND "milat" OR "popup") AND status=200