CVE-2025-48119
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the RS WP Book Showcase WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes through code injection. It affects all WordPress sites running the plugin version 6.7.41 or earlier. Attackers can potentially execute malicious code on vulnerable websites.
💻 Affected Systems
- RS WP Book Showcase 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
Complete site takeover through remote code execution, data theft, malware distribution, or defacement.
Likely Case
Unauthorized content modification, privilege escalation, or limited code execution through WordPress shortcode system.
If Mitigated
No impact if plugin is patched or disabled, or if input validation blocks malicious payloads.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation details are publicly available on Patchstack and other security databases.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 6.7.42 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find RS WP Book Showcase. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 6.7.42+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate rs-wp-books-showcase
Input Validation
allImplement additional input validation for shortcode parameters.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable RS WP Book Showcase plugin immediately.
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious shortcode patterns.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > RS WP Book Showcase version number.Check Version:
wp plugin get rs-wp-books-showcase --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 6.7.42 or higher after update.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual shortcode execution patterns in WordPress debug logs
- Multiple failed shortcode parsing attempts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with malicious shortcode payloads in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "shortcode" AND ("exec" OR "system" OR "eval")