CVE-2025-8623
📋 TL;DR
The WeedMaps Menu for WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into website pages. These scripts execute whenever users view the compromised pages, potentially stealing credentials or performing unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using this plugin version 1.2.0 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WeedMaps Menu for 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 websites, redirect users to malicious sites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor accounts inject malicious scripts to steal visitor session cookies or credentials, potentially compromising user accounts.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and content security policies, impact is limited to defacement or limited data exposure from the compromised page.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access (contributor or higher). Attackers need to know how to use the weedmaps_menu shortcode with malicious attributes.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.2.0
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/weedmaps-menu-embed/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WeedMaps Menu for WordPress'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install the latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Remove Contributor Access
allTemporarily remove contributor-level access for untrusted users until patching is complete.
Disable Shortcode
allRemove or disable the weedmaps_menu shortcode usage from all posts and pages.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Regularly audit user accounts and remove unnecessary contributor-level access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'WeedMaps Menu for WordPress' version 1.2.0 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='weedmaps-menu-embed' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.2.0 in WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to post/page editors with weedmaps_menu shortcode containing script tags or JavaScript
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful contributor-level login
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains from your WordPress site
- Unexpected script loads in page responses
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("weedmaps_menu" AND ("script" OR "javascript" OR "onclick" OR "onload"))