CVE-2025-62917
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Tooltipy WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When users view pages containing the malicious tooltips, the scripts execute in their browsers. All WordPress sites running vulnerable versions of the Tooltipy plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Tooltipy bluet-keywords-tooltip-generator 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 session cookies, take over WordPress admin accounts, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript to steal user session cookies or credentials, potentially compromising user accounts.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before reaching users' browsers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires ability to create or modify tooltip content, typically requiring contributor-level access or higher.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 5.5.9
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Tooltipy' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Tooltipy Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate bluet-keywords-tooltip-generator
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict user roles that can create or edit tooltips to trusted administrators only
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads in tooltip content
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Tooltipy version 5.5.9 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get bluet-keywords-tooltip-generator --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Tooltipy plugin version is greater than 5.5.9 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual tooltip creation/modification activity, especially with JavaScript content
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing suspicious script tags in tooltip-related parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND ("tooltipy" OR "bluet-keywords") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")