CVE-2025-7050
📋 TL;DR
The Use-your-Drive WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in the 'title' parameter of file metadata. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when users view pages containing uploaded files. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin up to version 3.3.1, and can be exploited by anyone who can upload files, including unauthenticated users if file upload shortcodes are publicly accessible.
💻 Affected Systems
- Use-your-Drive | Google Drive plugin for WordPress
⚠️ 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 admin session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, deface websites, or perform actions as authenticated users, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript to steal user session cookies or credentials, perform phishing attacks, or deface public-facing pages.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output escaping, the vulnerability would be prevented, limiting impact to no successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation is straightforward once a file upload shortcode is publicly accessible. Attackers simply need to upload a file with malicious JavaScript in the title parameter.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.3.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wpcloudplugins.gitbook.io/docs/other/changelog
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Use-your-Drive | Google Drive plugin for WordPress'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 3.3.2+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable public file upload shortcodes
allRemove or restrict access to any posts/pages containing file upload shortcodes to prevent unauthenticated exploitation.
Implement WAF rules
allConfigure web application firewall to block XSS payloads in file metadata parameters.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Temporarily disable the Use-your-Drive plugin until patching is possible
- Implement strict content security policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS impact
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Use-your-Drive plugin version. If version is 3.3.1 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='Use-your-Drive' --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 3.3.2 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual file uploads with JavaScript in metadata fields
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with JavaScript payloads in file metadata parameters
- Unusual outbound connections from WordPress site after file uploads
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress_logs" AND ("title parameter" OR "file metadata" OR "Use-your-Drive") AND (javascript OR script OR alert)