CVE-2025-60111
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in javothemes Javo Core WordPress plugin allows attackers to bypass authentication and perform unauthorized actions. This affects all WordPress sites running Javo Core versions up to 3.0.0.266. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious requests.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Javo Core 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
Complete site takeover through admin account compromise, data theft, malware injection, or site defacement.
Likely Case
Unauthorized content modification, plugin/theme installation, or user account creation by attackers.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSRF protections and admin awareness training.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks are well-understood and easy to weaponize. Requires social engineering to trick authenticated users.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 3.0.0.266
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Javo Core plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
CSRF Token Implementation
allAdd CSRF tokens to all form submissions and state-changing requests
SameSite Cookie Enforcement
allConfigure WordPress to use SameSite=Strict cookie attributes
Add to wp-config.php: define('COOKIE_DOMAIN', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable Javo Core plugin temporarily until patched
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) with CSRF protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Javo Core version. If version is 3.0.0.266 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get javo-core --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
Verify Javo Core plugin version is higher than 3.0.0.266 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected admin actions from unusual IPs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful admin actions
Network Indicators:
- POST requests without Referer headers
- Cross-origin requests to admin-ajax.php
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-ajax.php" OR "wp-admin") AND status=200 AND referer="-"