CVE-2025-63005
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress Tooltips 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 using vulnerable versions of the Tooltips plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Tooltips 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.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires at least contributor-level WordPress access; stored XSS payloads execute when users view affected pages.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 10.8.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WordPress Tooltips' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify plugin version is 10.8.0 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WordPress Tooltips plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wordpress-tooltips
Apply Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Add to nginx config: add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'";
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict user roles: Limit contributor and author access to trusted users only
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WordPress Tooltips version 10.7.9 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get wordpress-tooltips --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify WordPress Tooltips plugin version is 10.8.0 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to tooltip-related endpoints
- Suspicious JavaScript in tooltip content fields
Network Indicators:
- Malicious script tags in HTTP responses containing tooltip content
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND ("tooltip" OR "wordpress-tooltips") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")