CVE-2025-58028
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Designil PDPA Thailand WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When users view affected pages, the scripts execute in their browsers, potentially stealing credentials or performing unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using this plugin version 2.0 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Designil PDPA Thailand 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 users to malicious sites, potentially leading to complete site compromise and data theft.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript to steal user session cookies or credentials, potentially gaining administrative access to the WordPress site.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before reaching users' browsers, preventing exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the ability to inject malicious input into the plugin's web page generation, typically through authenticated user input fields.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Designil PDPA Thailand' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate pdpa-thailand
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
- Enable Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Designil PDPA Thailand' version 2.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='pdpa-thailand' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 2.0 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints containing script tags or JavaScript code
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by plugin configuration changes
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing malicious script payloads in parameters
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains from your WordPress site
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("pdpa-thailand" OR "PDPA Thailand") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")