CVE-2025-62076
📋 TL;DR
This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress Simple Payment plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. It affects all WordPress sites using Simple Payment plugin versions up to and including 2.4.6. Attackers could steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions on their behalf.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Simple Payment 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 session cookies, take over WordPress sites, install backdoors, deface websites, or steal sensitive customer payment information.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies, redirect users to phishing sites, or perform actions as authenticated users.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts are neutralized before reaching users, preventing exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
XSS vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity and can be exploited without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.4.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Simple Payment plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin, then install fresh version 2.4.7+ from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Simple Payment Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate simple-payment
Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allConfigure WAF rules to block XSS payloads targeting Simple Payment endpoints.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Deploy web application firewall with XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Simple Payment version. If version is 2.4.6 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get simple-payment --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify Simple Payment plugin shows version 2.4.7 or higher in WordPress admin plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST/GET requests to Simple Payment plugin endpoints containing script tags or JavaScript code
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing malicious script payloads targeting /wp-content/plugins/simple-payment/ paths
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (uri="*simple-payment*" AND (content="*<script>*" OR content="*javascript:*" OR content="*onload=*"))