CVE-2025-60146
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress Map Categories to Pages plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When executed, these scripts can steal user sessions, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Map Categories to Pages 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 credentials, take full control of the WordPress site, install backdoors, or redirect all visitors to phishing/malware sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript to steal user session cookies, potentially compromising user accounts with limited privileges.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before reaching users.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the attacker to have some level of access to inject malicious payloads, but once stored, the XSS affects all users viewing the compromised page.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.3.3 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Map Categories to Pages'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.3.3+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Map Categories to Pages plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate map-categories-to-pages
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Or use WordPress CSP plugin
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the Map Categories to Pages plugin entirely and use alternative functionality
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payload patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Map Categories to Pages version. If version is 1.3.2 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get map-categories-to-pages --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.3.3 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints with script tags
- Multiple failed attempts to access plugin admin functions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing suspicious JavaScript payloads in parameters
- Unexpected outbound connections from user browsers after visiting affected pages
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("map-categories-to-pages" OR "Map Categories to Pages") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")