CVE-2025-67551
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Wappointment WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages, which execute when viewed by other users. It affects WordPress sites using Wappointment versions up to and including 2.6.9, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
💻 Affected Systems
- Wappointment WordPress 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, deface the website, or redirect users to malicious sites, leading to full site compromise or data theft.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies or perform actions on behalf of users, resulting in account takeover or unauthorized changes.
If Mitigated
With input validation and output encoding, the risk is reduced to minimal, preventing script execution and limiting impact to minor disruptions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation likely requires some level of user interaction or authentication, but details are not publicly confirmed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: > 2.6.9
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Wappointment and click 'Update Now' to install the latest version. 4. Verify the plugin version is above 2.6.9.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Wappointment Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin to prevent exploitation until patching is possible.
wp plugin deactivate wappointment
Implement Content Security Policy (CSP)
allAdd a CSP header to restrict script execution from untrusted sources, mitigating XSS attacks.
Add 'Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'' to web server configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict plugin access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity.
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads in input fields.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the Wappointment plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins; if version is 2.6.9 or lower, it is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wappointment --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, confirm the plugin version is above 2.6.9 in the same location and test input fields for script injection.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to Wappointment endpoints with script tags or JavaScript code in parameters
- Increased error logs related to plugin input validation
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing malicious script payloads in user-input fields
- Unexpected outbound connections from the site to external domains
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url="*wappointment*" AND (body="*<script>*" OR body="*javascript:*"))