CVE-2025-57938
📋 TL;DR
This DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Easy Hotel Booking WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. It affects all WordPress sites using Easy Hotel Booking plugin versions up to 1.6.9. Attackers can steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions on their behalf.
💻 Affected Systems
- Easy Hotel Booking 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 WordPress site, install backdoors, deface website, or steal sensitive customer data including payment information.
Likely Case
Attackers steal user session cookies, redirect users to phishing sites, or perform limited actions within the booking system interface.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts are neutralized before execution, preventing any client-side code injection.
🎯 Exploit Status
DOM-based XSS requires specific user interaction or crafted URLs, making exploitation slightly more complex than reflected XSS.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.6.9
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Easy Hotel Booking plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allImplement custom input validation to sanitize all user inputs before processing
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the Easy Hotel Booking plugin immediately
- Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Easy Hotel Booking → Version number. If version is 1.6.9 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=easy-hotel-booking --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version is higher than 1.6.9 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual JavaScript payloads in URL parameters
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
- Suspicious user-agent strings containing script tags
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with JavaScript in query parameters
- Unusual redirects from booking pages
- External script loads from unexpected domains
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (uri="*<script*" OR uri="*javascript:*" OR uri="*onload=*" OR uri="*onerror=*")