CVE-2025-58645
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gravitate Automated Tester 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 Gravitate Automated Tester versions up to 1.4.5 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Gravitate Automated Tester 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).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- 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.
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 neutralized before reaching users.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires ability to inject malicious input into the plugin's web page generation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.4.5
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Gravitate Automated Tester. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate Gravitate Automated Tester plugin until patched version available
wp plugin deactivate gravitate-automated-tester
Content Security Policy
allImplement strict Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS impact
Add 'Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'' to web server configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
- Enable WordPress security plugins with XSS protection features
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Gravitate Automated Tester version 1.4.5 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get gravitate-automated-tester --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.4.5 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints
- Suspicious JavaScript in plugin-related logs
Network Indicators:
- Malicious script tags in HTTP requests to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "gravitate-automated-tester" AND ("script" OR "javascript" OR "onload" OR "onerror")