CVE-2025-5700
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Publication date: 2025-06-17
Last updated on: 2025-06-17
Assigner: Wordfence
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
CVE-2025-5700 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simple Logo Carousel WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 1.9.3). It occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape the 'id' parameter used in its shortcode. This allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages. These scripts then execute whenever any user views the affected page, potentially compromising user security. [2, 4]
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow an attacker with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary malicious scripts into pages via the 'id' parameter. When other users visit these pages, the injected scripts execute in their browsers, which can lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions. It compromises the security and integrity of the affected WordPress site and its users. [4]
How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
This vulnerability can be detected by checking if your WordPress site is running the Simple Logo Carousel plugin version 1.9.3 or earlier, as these versions are vulnerable. Additionally, you can inspect pages or posts that use the [simple-logo-carousel] shortcode with an 'id' parameter to see if any malicious scripts have been injected. Since the vulnerability involves Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'id' parameter, you can search your WordPress database for shortcode usages with suspicious or non-integer 'id' values. There are no specific network commands provided in the resources, but you can use WordPress CLI commands to search for shortcode usage, for example: `wp post list --post_type=page,post --field=ID | xargs -I % wp post get % --field=post_content | grep '\[simple-logo-carousel id='` to find posts using the shortcode. Also, monitoring HTTP responses for unexpected script injections in pages containing the carousel shortcode can help detect exploitation. [2, 4]
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Immediate mitigation steps include updating the Simple Logo Carousel plugin to a version that includes the security fix for CVE-2025-5700, which sanitizes the 'id' parameter properly (a fix is indicated in the GitHub commit and the plugin code). If an update is not immediately available, restrict Contributor-level and above users from adding or editing content with the vulnerable shortcode, or remove the shortcode usage temporarily. Additionally, review and sanitize any existing shortcode instances with invalid or suspicious 'id' parameters. Applying the patch that replaces deprecated functions and enforces input sanitization (as described in the fix) will prevent exploitation. Monitoring and removing any injected scripts from affected pages is also recommended. [2, 4]