CVE-2025-49062
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages generated by the WP-jScrollPane WordPress plugin. When users visit a specially crafted URL, the script executes in their browser, potentially stealing cookies, session tokens, or performing actions on their behalf. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of WP-jScrollPane are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP-jScrollPane 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 steal administrator session cookies, gain full control of the WordPress site, deface content, install backdoors, or pivot to internal network systems.
Likely Case
Attackers steal user session cookies, perform actions as authenticated users, or redirect users to malicious sites.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the attack fails and no malicious script executes.
🎯 Exploit Status
Reflected XSS typically requires user interaction (clicking a malicious link) but is easy to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.0.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP-jScrollPane and update to version 2.0.4 or later. 4. If update not available, deactivate and delete the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with XSS protection rules to block malicious requests.
Content Security Policy (CSP)
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution sources.
Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'" in .htaccess or server config
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the WP-jScrollPane plugin immediately.
- Implement strict input validation and output encoding in custom code that interacts with the plugin.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WP-jScrollPane version. If version is 2.0.3 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=wp-jscrollpane --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, confirm WP-jScrollPane version is 2.0.4 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual GET/POST requests with script tags or JavaScript in parameters
- Multiple 404 errors for crafted URLs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing <script>, javascript:, or encoded script payloads in query strings
SIEM Query:
source="*access.log*" AND ("<script" OR "javascript:" OR "%3Cscript" OR "%22%3E%3Cscript")