CVE-2025-60173
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Ashwani kumar GST for WooCommerce WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using the GST for WooCommerce plugin. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ashwani kumar GST for WooCommerce 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 when an admin views the affected page.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake requests that trick logged-in administrators into unknowingly adding malicious scripts to the site, leading to session hijacking or defacement.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and input validation, the vulnerability would be prevented, and only legitimate requests would be processed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users, but CSRF attacks are well-understood and tools exist to automate them. No public proof-of-concept is known from the reference.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.0 (check vendor for specific version)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'GST for WooCommerce'. 4. Check for updates and install the latest version. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and remove the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens Manually
allAdd CSRF protection to plugin forms if you cannot update immediately, but this requires coding expertise.
Use WordPress Security Plugins
allInstall a security plugin like Wordfence or Sucuri that can help mitigate CSRF and XSS attacks.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the GST for WooCommerce plugin from your WordPress site immediately.
- Restrict admin access to trusted networks only and educate users about phishing risks.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins. If version is 2.0 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
In WordPress, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look at the 'GST for WooCommerce' entry.Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version is above 2.0 in the Plugins list. Test forms for CSRF tokens in HTML source.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to GST plugin endpoints from unexpected referrers or without CSRF tokens in WordPress logs.
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious outbound connections from your site to external domains after admin actions, indicating potential XSS payload execution.
SIEM Query:
Example: source="wordpress.log" AND (uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri CONTAINS "gst") AND method="POST" AND referrer NOT IN trusted_domains