CVE-2025-49343
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Socialprofilr Social Profilr WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when administrators view plugin settings. This affects all WordPress sites running Social Profilr plugin versions up to 1.0.
💻 Affected Systems
- Socialprofilr Social Profilr 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 XSS payloads that steal administrator credentials, hijack admin sessions, or install backdoors when administrators view the plugin settings page.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into clicking malicious links that modify plugin settings to include malicious JavaScript, leading to session hijacking or privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and Content Security Policy, the attack would fail to execute unauthorized actions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an administrator into clicking a malicious link while authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.1 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Social Profilr' and click 'Update Now'. 4. If no update appears, manually download version 1.0.1+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate social-profilr
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd custom CSRF tokens to plugin forms via custom code.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrator access to trusted networks only
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to block inline scripts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Social Profilr version 1.0 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get social-profilr --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.0.1 or higher in WordPress admin plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=social-profilr
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious parameters to plugin admin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND query_string="page=social-profilr")