CVE-2025-58652
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Carousel Ultimate WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When users view pages containing the injected content, the scripts execute in their browsers, potentially stealing credentials or performing unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using Carousel Ultimate versions up to 1.8 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Themepoints Carousel Ultimate 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 neutralized before reaching users' browsers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the ability to inject malicious content into the plugin's stored data, which typically requires some level of access to the WordPress admin interface or vulnerable input fields.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.8
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Carousel Ultimate. 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 Sanitization Filter
allAdd custom sanitization filters to WordPress functions.php to sanitize all user input before processing.
Add to theme's functions.php: add_filter('preprocess_comment', 'sanitize_text_field'); add_filter('sanitize_text_field', 'esc_html');
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the Carousel Ultimate plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Carousel Ultimate version 1.8 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=carousel --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version is higher than 1.8 in WordPress admin plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php with script tags
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by plugin modification requests
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing <script> tags in parameters
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains after page loads
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onload=" OR "onerror=")