CVE-2025-58869
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Simasicher SimaCookie WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using SimaCookie versions up to 1.3.2. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simasicher SimaCookie 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 inject malicious JavaScript that steals administrator credentials, redirects users to phishing sites, or takes full control of the WordPress site through privilege escalation.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake admin requests that inject persistent XSS payloads into the site, potentially compromising visitor sessions and site integrity.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the attack vector is eliminated, preventing unauthorized actions even if users are tricked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link while logged in.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.3.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find SimaCookie plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and delete plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Manually
WordPressAdd nonce verification to plugin forms to prevent CSRF attacks.
Requires custom PHP coding - not recommended for non-developers
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the SimaCookie plugin entirely from WordPress.
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts targeting the plugin endpoints.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for SimaCookie version. If version is 1.3.2 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=simacookie --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify SimaCookie version is higher than 1.3.2 in WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to SimaCookie admin endpoints without proper referrer/CSRF tokens
- Multiple failed admin actions from same IP
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SimaCookie parameters with suspicious payloads
- Cross-origin requests to plugin admin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "simacookie") AND (http_method="POST" AND NOT user_agent CONTAINS "wp-admin")