CVE-2025-67964
📋 TL;DR
This is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the favethemes Homey Core WordPress plugin. Attackers can inject malicious scripts via web page inputs, which execute in victims' browsers when they visit crafted URLs. WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the Homey Core plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- favethemes Homey Core 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 steal session cookies, hijack user accounts, perform actions as authenticated users, or redirect to malicious sites, potentially compromising the entire WordPress site.
Likely Case
Attackers steal user session cookies to hijack accounts, deface pages, or redirect users to phishing sites.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts are neutralized, preventing execution and limiting impact to failed injection attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Reflected XSS typically requires user interaction (e.g., clicking a malicious link), but exploitation is straightforward once the vulnerability is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: > 2.4.3
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Homey Core' and update to the latest version. 4. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Sanitization via WordPress Hooks
allAdd custom code to sanitize inputs for the vulnerable parameters using WordPress filters.
Add to theme's functions.php or a custom plugin: add_filter('sanitize_text_field', 'custom_sanitize_homey_inputs'); function custom_sanitize_homey_inputs($input) { return htmlspecialchars($input, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); }
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rule
allConfigure WAF to block requests containing suspicious script patterns targeting Homey Core endpoints.
Add rule to block requests with patterns like <script> or javascript: in query parameters for /wp-content/plugins/homey-core/ paths.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Homey Core plugin if not essential.
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate script execution.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel under Plugins > Installed Plugins for Homey Core version <= 2.4.3.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=homey-core --field=version (if WP-CLI is installed)Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm Homey Core plugin version is > 2.4.3 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual GET requests with script tags or encoded payloads in query strings to Homey Core plugin URLs in web server logs.
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing malicious script patterns (e.g., <script>alert(</script>) to paths including /wp-content/plugins/homey-core/.
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/wp-content/plugins/homey-core/*" AND (query CONTAINS "<script>" OR query CONTAINS "javascript:")