CVE-2025-5116
📋 TL;DR
The WP Plugin Info Card WordPress plugin has a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in all versions up to 5.3.1. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts via the 'containerid' parameter, which execute when users view affected pages. This affects WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin version.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Plugin Info Card 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 steal administrator credentials, deface websites, redirect users to malicious sites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor accounts inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies or credentials from visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and content security policies, impact is limited to script execution in the context of the vulnerable page.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once authenticated. The vulnerability is due to incomplete patching of CVE-2025-31835.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.3.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-plugin-info-card/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WP Plugin Info Card'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 5.3.2+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-plugin-info-card
Restrict User Roles
allLimit contributor-level access to trusted users only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove contributor access from untrusted users
- Implement Content Security Policy headers to restrict script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WP Plugin Info Card version ≤5.3.1Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=wp-plugin-info-card --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 5.3.2 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin with containerid parameter containing script tags
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful contributor login
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains from WordPress server after page views
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "containerid" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:")🔗 References
- https://github.com/DLXPlugins/wp-plugin-info-card/blob/dev/php/Shortcodes.php#L893
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-plugin-info-card/trunk/php/Shortcodes.php#L929
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3303791
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-plugin-info-card/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e29ea7dd-14b8-45d3-a87e-3f58de88af4c?source=cve
