CVE-2025-48233
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Affiliates Manager Google reCAPTCHA Integration WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using this plugin from unknown versions through 1.0.6. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view affected pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- Affiliates Manager Google reCAPTCHA Integration 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 persistent malicious scripts that steal administrator credentials, hijack user sessions, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites when any user visits compromised pages.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript that steals session cookies or performs unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially compromising user accounts and website integrity.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and input validation, the vulnerability would be prevented, maintaining normal plugin functionality without security risks.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking authenticated users into visiting malicious pages. The CSRF leads to stored XSS, making subsequent exploitation easier once payload is injected.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Affiliates Manager Google reCAPTCHA Integration'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.0.7+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate affiliates-manager-google-recaptcha-integration
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to plugin forms via custom code or security plugin
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Affiliates Manager Google reCAPTCHA Integration plugin completely
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Affiliates Manager Google reCAPTCHA Integration' version 1.0.6 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get affiliates-manager-google-recaptcha-integration --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.0.7 or higher in WordPress admin plugins list📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints without referrer headers
- JavaScript injection patterns in form submissions to plugin
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns with missing or forged referrer/origin headers
- Unexpected iframe or form submissions to plugin URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "affiliates-manager") AND (http_method="POST" AND (referrer="" OR referrer CONTAINS "malicious-domain"))