CVE-2025-69350
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Themepoints Accordion WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When users view affected pages, the scripts execute in their browsers, potentially stealing credentials or performing unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the accordions-wp plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Themepoints Accordion (accordions-wp) 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 administrator session cookies, take over WordPress sites, install backdoors, deface websites, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers steal user session cookies, perform actions as authenticated users, or redirect users to phishing pages.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts are neutralized before reaching users' browsers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Stored XSS vulnerabilities are commonly exploited. While no public PoC is confirmed, the vulnerability type is well-understood and easily weaponized.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 3.0.3
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Accordion' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress.org. 6. Deactivate and delete old plugin. 7. Upload and activate new version.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate accordions-wp
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 wp-config.php: header("Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'");
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
- Disable user input fields that accept accordion content until patched
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Accordion' version <= 3.0.3Check Version:
wp plugin get accordions-wp --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is > 3.0.3 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to accordion-related endpoints
- Suspicious script tags in accordion content submissions
Network Indicators:
- Malicious script payloads in HTTP requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("accordion" OR "accordions-wp") AND ("script" OR "javascript:" OR "onload=" OR "onerror=")