CVE-2025-60179
📋 TL;DR
This stored XSS vulnerability in the Space Studio Click & Tweet WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view affected pages. It affects all WordPress sites using Click & Tweet plugin versions up to 0.8.9. Attackers could steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions on their behalf.
💻 Affected Systems
- Space Studio Click & Tweet 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 steal administrator credentials, take over the WordPress site, install backdoors, or redirect all visitors to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies, potentially compromising user accounts and performing unauthorized actions.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before execution, preventing exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the ability to inject malicious input into the plugin's functionality, which typically requires some level of access or user interaction.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 0.8.9
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Click & Tweet' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Click & Tweet Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate click-tweet
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Deploy web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Click & Tweet versionCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=click-tweet --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 0.8.9 in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints
- Suspicious script tags in form submissions
Network Indicators:
- Malicious script payloads in HTTP requests
- Unexpected outbound connections after page loads
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND ("click-tweet" OR "click_and_tweet") AND ("script" OR "javascript:" OR "onload=" OR "onerror=")