CVE-2025-28883
Published: 11 March 2025
Description
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-28883 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, classified under CWE-352, in the WP Compare Tables plugin (wp-compare-tables) for WordPress, developed by Martin. This flaw enables Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). It affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 1.0.5 inclusive. The vulnerability received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) and was published on 2025-03-11.
Attackers require network access but no privileges (PR:N) and can exploit the issue with low complexity (AC:L), though user interaction is required (UI:R). Exploitation changes scope (S:C) and allows low-level impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:L/I:L/A:L). Specifically, the CSRF condition facilitates stored XSS, where an attacker can trick an authenticated user—likely an administrator—into performing a state-changing action that injects and persists malicious scripts on the site.
The Patchstack advisory provides further details on this vulnerability, including vulnerability assessment and recommended actions, accessible at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-compare-tables/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-compare-tables-plugin-1-0-5-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
Details
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
The CSRF to stored XSS vulnerability in the public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190).