CVE-2025-48078
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the Slick Google Map WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks that lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent JavaScript payloads. WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Slick Google Map 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.
Likely Case
Attackers would inject malicious scripts that steal session cookies or perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, the attack would be blocked or limited to non-persistent impacts.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF to XSS chain is well-understood. Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 0.3
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Slick Google Map' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection tokens to all plugin forms and AJAX requests
Requires custom PHP code modifications to the plugin
Content Security Policy
allImplement a strict Content Security Policy header to block inline scripts
Add 'Content-Security-Policy: script-src 'self'' to web server configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Slick Google Map plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious POST requests to the plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Slick Google Map' version 0.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=slick-google-map --field=version (if WP-CLI is installed)Verify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 0.3 or plugin is completely removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
Network Indicators:
- POST requests containing JavaScript payloads in parameters
- Requests to plugin endpoints without proper referrer headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("slick-google-map" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND (POST AND ("script" OR "javascript" OR "onerror"))