CVE-2025-60099
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress Embed Any Document plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When exploited, these scripts execute in victims' browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or performing unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Embed Any Document 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 scripts that steal user session data or perform unauthorized actions on behalf of logged-in users.
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 input that gets stored and displayed to other users.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.7.7
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Embed Any Document' and update to latest version. 4. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Embed Any Document plugin until patched
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
- Disable user input fields that could be exploited for this vulnerability
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Embed Any Document versionCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='embed-any-document' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 2.7.8 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests containing script tags to plugin endpoints
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious script payloads in parameters
- Unexpected JavaScript execution from plugin resources
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND ("embed-any-document" OR "awsm.in") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")