CVE-2025-57951
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When users view pages containing the malicious content, the scripts execute in their browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on their behalf. All WordPress sites using versions 1.9 and earlier of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget 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 session cookies, take over WordPress sites, deface websites, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript to steal user session cookies or credentials, potentially compromising user accounts.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be rendered harmless as plain text.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the ability to inject malicious content into the widget, which typically requires some level of access to the WordPress admin interface or vulnerable input fields.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.9
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate sitenarrator-text-to-speech-widget
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Use web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget version 1.9 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get sitenarrator-text-to-speech-widget --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.9 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php with script tags in parameters
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by plugin modification
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing JavaScript payloads in POST data to WordPress endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("sitenarrator" OR "SiteNarrator") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")