CVE-2025-62031

7.1 HIGH

📋 TL;DR

This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. Attackers can steal user sessions, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites. WordPress sites using tagDiv Composer versions up to 5.4.1 are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • tagDiv Composer WordPress Plugin
Versions: All versions up to and including 5.4.1
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Only affects WordPress installations with the tagDiv Composer plugin enabled.

⚠️ 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).

🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.

Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

🔴

Worst Case

Attackers steal administrator credentials, take full control of the WordPress site, install backdoors, and compromise all user data.

🟠

Likely Case

Attackers inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies, redirect visitors to phishing sites, or deface the website.

🟢

If Mitigated

With proper input validation and output encoding, the attack surface is reduced, but the vulnerability still exists in the codebase.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

XSS vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity and can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Versions after 5.4.1

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/td-composer/vulnerability/wordpress-tagdiv-composer-plugin-5-4-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find tagDiv Composer. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Plugin

all

Temporarily disable the tagDiv Composer plugin until patched.

wp plugin deactivate td-composer

Implement WAF Rules

all

Configure web application firewall to block XSS payloads targeting tagDiv Composer endpoints.

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
  • Enable WordPress security plugins with XSS protection features

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for tagDiv Composer version 5.4.1 or earlier.

Check Version:

wp plugin get td-composer --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify tagDiv Composer version is greater than 5.4.1 in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual POST requests to tagDiv Composer endpoints
  • Suspicious script tags in request parameters

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests containing script injection payloads
  • Unexpected redirects from tagDiv Composer pages

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress" AND (uri="*td-composer*" AND (param="*<script>*" OR param="*javascript:*"))

🔗 References

📤 Share & Export