CVE-2025-58263
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages generated by the BuddyPress Notification Widget plugin for WordPress, leading to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). It affects all versions up to 1.3.3, potentially compromising user sessions and data on sites using this plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- BuddyDev BuddyPress Notification Widget
⚠️ 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 session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, or deface the website, leading to data breaches or complete site takeover.
Likely Case
Attackers inject scripts to steal user credentials or session tokens, enabling unauthorized access to user accounts.
If Mitigated
With input validation and output encoding, the risk is reduced to minimal, preventing script execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction or specific conditions to trigger the stored XSS, but details are not publicly documented.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.3.3 (check vendor for exact version)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'BuddyPress Notification Widget' and update to the latest version. 4. Verify the update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable the plugin
WordPressTemporarily deactivate the BuddyPress Notification Widget plugin to prevent exploitation.
wp plugin deactivate buddypress-notifications-widget
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a web application firewall (WAF) to block XSS payloads.
- Enable Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins; if version is 1.3.3 or earlier, it is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get buddypress-notifications-widget --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, confirm the plugin version is above 1.3.3 and test for XSS by attempting to inject scripts in widget inputs.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to widget-related endpoints with script tags or JavaScript code in parameters.
Network Indicators:
- HTTP traffic containing malicious payloads like <script> tags directed at the plugin's endpoints.
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url_path:"/wp-admin/" OR url_path:"/wp-content/plugins/buddypress-notifications-widget/") AND (http_method:POST AND request_body MATCHES "<script.*>.*</script>" OR "javascript:")