CVE-2025-47648
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the axima Pays – WooCommerce Payment Gateway WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using the vulnerable payment gateway plugin. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when administrators or users view affected pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- axima Pays – WooCommerce Payment Gateway 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, takes over the WordPress admin panel, or redirects users to phishing sites, potentially compromising the entire e-commerce site and customer data.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts that steal session cookies or redirect users to malicious sites, leading to account compromise or financial fraud against customers.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, the attack surface is reduced, though the vulnerability still exists in the codebase.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit with basic web development knowledge. The stored XSS component requires the attacker to trick an authenticated user into performing an action.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.6
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'axima Pays – WooCommerce Payment Gateway'. 4. Check if update is available. 5. Click 'Update Now' if update exists. 6. If no update appears, deactivate and remove the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the payment gateway plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate axima-payment-gateway
Implement CSRF tokens
allAdd CSRF protection to WordPress forms if custom development is possible
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the axima Pays plugin and use an alternative WooCommerce payment gateway
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS impact
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'axima Pays – WooCommerce Payment Gateway' version 2.6 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get axima-payment-gateway --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 2.6 in WordPress admin plugins page📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to payment gateway endpoints
- JavaScript injection attempts in form submissions
- CSRF token validation failures
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected cross-origin requests to payment endpoints
- Malicious script loading from payment pages
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("axima-payment" OR "pays-gateway") AND (POST OR "wp-admin")