CVE-2025-52783
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Change Cart button Colors WooCommerce WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when administrators view plugin settings. This affects WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin versions, potentially compromising administrator accounts and site visitors.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Change Cart button Colors WooCommerce 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 hijack administrator sessions, inject persistent malicious scripts that steal visitor credentials and payment information, deface websites, or install backdoors for further compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into clicking malicious links that modify plugin settings to inject JavaScript payloads, leading to session hijacking or credential theft from visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and Content Security Policy (CSP), the attack would fail to execute unauthorized actions or script injection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised page. No authentication bypass needed once administrator is targeted.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Remove the plugin entirely from your WordPress installation. 2. Delete the plugin files from /wp-content/plugins/ directory. 3. Check database for any residual plugin data and remove if possible.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd anti-CSRF tokens to WordPress admin forms and validate them on submission.
Requires custom WordPress development or security plugin configuration
Enable Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to prevent execution of unauthorized scripts.
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'"
Or configure via WordPress security plugin
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the Change Cart button Colors WooCommerce plugin immediately
- Restrict administrator access to trusted networks only and implement multi-factor authentication
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Change Cart button Colors WooCommerce' version 1.0 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='Change Cart button Colors WooCommerce' --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm the plugin is no longer listed in WordPress admin plugins page and files are removed from /wp-content/plugins/ directory.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints
- Administrator account performing unexpected plugin configuration changes
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious referer headers targeting admin endpoints
- Unexpected JavaScript payloads in plugin settings
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "wc-style") AND status=200 AND user_agent NOT IN ("normal-user-agents")