CVE-2025-63019
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the WordPress Cookies and Content Security Policy plugin allows attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data from sent information. It affects all WordPress sites using this plugin version 2.34 or earlier. The exposure occurs through improper handling of cookies and content security policy data.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Cookies and Content Security Policy 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 extract authentication tokens, session cookies, or other sensitive user data, leading to account takeover, privilege escalation, or data breaches.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user session data or sensitive information embedded in cookies, potentially compromising user accounts on affected WordPress sites.
If Mitigated
With proper web application firewalls and monitoring, the impact is limited to potential data leakage that can be detected and contained.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability involves retrieving embedded sensitive data from sent information, which typically requires minimal technical skill to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.34
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Cookies and Content Security Policy' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate cookies-and-content-security-policy
Implement WAF rules
allConfigure web application firewall to block sensitive data leakage patterns
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict Content Security Policy headers to limit data exposure
- Enable detailed logging of all cookie and session-related activities for monitoring
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Cookies and Content Security Policy → Version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get cookies-and-content-security-policy --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 2.34 and test cookie handling functionality📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual cookie retrieval patterns
- Multiple failed attempts to access sensitive cookie data
- Unexpected requests to plugin endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Abnormal cookie data in HTTP responses
- Sensitive information in outbound traffic that should be encrypted
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (plugin="cookies-and-content-security-policy" OR uri="/wp-content/plugins/cookies-and-content-security-policy/") AND (status=200 OR status=302)