CVE-2025-62937
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress Post List Featured Image plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When executed, these scripts can steal user sessions, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Post List Featured Image 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 full control of the WordPress site, install backdoors, or redirect all visitors to phishing/malware sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript to steal user session cookies, perform actions as authenticated users, or deface website content.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before execution, preventing any impact.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires ability to inject malicious input into the plugin's functionality. No public exploit code is currently available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 0.5.9
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Post List Featured Image'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied data processed by the plugin.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Post List Featured Image plugin immediately
- Implement a web application firewall (WAF) with XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins. If Post List Featured Image version is 0.5.9 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=post-list-featured-image --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version is higher than 0.5.9 in the WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints
- JavaScript injection patterns in input fields
- Multiple failed XSS attempts
Network Indicators:
- Malicious script tags in HTTP requests
- Suspicious JavaScript payloads in traffic
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "post-list-featured-image" AND ("script" OR "javascript" OR "onerror" OR "onload")