CVE-2025-47600
📋 TL;DR
This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WoodMart WordPress theme allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. It affects WordPress sites using WoodMart theme versions up to and including 8.3.7, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress WoodMart Theme
⚠️ 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 administrator credentials, deface websites, redirect users to malicious sites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Session hijacking, cookie theft, or defacement of vulnerable pages through injected JavaScript.
If Mitigated
Limited to content manipulation on specific pages if input validation and output encoding are partially implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires ability to inject content through theme features. Basic XSS techniques work once injection point is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 8.3.8 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Check for WoodMart theme update notification. 4. Click 'Update Now' for WoodMart theme. 5. Clear any caching plugins/CDN caches.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Sanitization Filter
allAdd custom PHP filter to sanitize WoodMart theme inputs
Add to theme's functions.php: add_filter('woodmart_safe_content', 'wp_kses_post');
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or restrict user content submission features in WoodMart theme
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) with XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Appearance > Themes for WoodMart version. If version is 8.3.7 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp theme list --field=name,version --format=csv | grep woodmartVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm WoodMart theme version is 8.3.8 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WoodMart theme endpoints
- JavaScript payloads in theme-related parameters
Network Indicators:
- Malicious script tags in HTTP requests to theme files
- Unexpected redirects from WoodMart pages
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="*woodmart*" OR uri="*wd-*" OR user_agent="*woodmart*") AND (request_body="*<script>*" OR request_body="*javascript:*")