CVE-2025-62921
📋 TL;DR
This DOM-based XSS vulnerability in the WordPress Bulk Auto Image Title Attribute plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers when they visit compromised pages. It affects all WordPress sites using this plugin version 2.0.1 or earlier. Attackers can steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions on their behalf.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Bulk Auto Image Title Attribute 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
Complete site takeover through session hijacking, credential theft, malware distribution to visitors, and persistent defacement of the WordPress site.
Likely Case
Session hijacking of admin users leading to privilege escalation, content manipulation, or installation of backdoors.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSP headers, input validation, and user awareness training reducing successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires crafting malicious input that gets reflected in DOM manipulation, but no public exploit code is currently available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.0.1 (check WordPress plugin repository for latest)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Bulk Auto Image Title Attribute'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install the latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
WordPressTemporarily deactivate the Bulk Auto Image Title Attribute plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate bulk-image-title-attribute
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources and mitigate XSS impact
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Or use WordPress security plugins to implement CSP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the plugin completely and remove it from the WordPress installation
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads targeting this plugin
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Bulk Auto Image Title Attribute' and verify version is 2.0.1 or lowerCheck Version:
wp plugin get bulk-image-title-attribute --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is higher than 2.0.1 in WordPress admin panel or test with safe XSS payloads in controlled environment📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST/GET requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints with script tags or JavaScript in parameters
- Multiple failed login attempts following suspicious plugin activity
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing <script>, javascript:, or encoded XSS payloads in query parameters or POST data targeting WordPress paths
SIEM Query:
source="*wordpress*" AND ("bulk-image-title-attribute" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")