CVE-2025-62957
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the NikanWP WooCommerce Reporting plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using the wc-reports-lite plugin version 1.0.0 and earlier. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts.
💻 Affected Systems
- NikanWP WooCommerce Reporting (wc-reports-lite)
⚠️ 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 inject malicious JavaScript that steals administrator credentials, redirects users to phishing sites, or takes full control of the WordPress site when administrators view infected pages.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake admin interfaces or forms that trick logged-in administrators into executing actions that inject malicious scripts into the site, potentially compromising user sessions and data.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the vulnerability would be prevented as unauthorized requests would be rejected before reaching the XSS injection point.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised page. The CSRF leads to stored XSS, making this a two-stage attack.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.0.0 (check vendor for specific version)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find 'NikanWP WooCommerce Reporting'
4. Check for available updates
5. Update to the latest version
6. Verify the plugin is updated to a version beyond 1.0.0
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the NikanWP WooCommerce Reporting plugin until a patch is available
wp plugin deactivate wc-reports-lite
Implement CSRF protection middleware
allAdd custom WordPress filters to validate nonce tokens for all plugin requests
Add custom PHP code to validate wp_verify_nonce() for plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the NikanWP WooCommerce Reporting plugin completely and use alternative reporting solutions
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS impact
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'NikanWP WooCommerce Reporting' version 1.0.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get wc-reports-lite --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify the plugin version is greater than 1.0.0 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Multiple failed nonce verification attempts for plugin endpoints
- Unexpected JavaScript injection in plugin-generated content
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns with missing or invalid nonce parameters
- Requests to plugin endpoints without proper referrer headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND action CONTAINS "nikanwp" OR "wc_reports") AND (http_method="POST" AND NOT nonce_verified="true")