CVE-2025-22284: Eniture LTL Freight Quotes XSS Flaw

CVE-2025-22284 Overview

CVE-2025-22284 is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Eniture Technology LTL Freight Quotes – Unishippers Edition WordPress plugin. The flaw affects all plugin versions up to and including 2.5.8. The plugin fails to properly neutralize user-supplied input during web page generation, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the victim's browser. Exploitation requires user interaction, typically through a crafted link. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-79.

Critical Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim's session, potentially stealing session cookies, redirecting users, or performing actions on behalf of authenticated WordPress administrators.

Affected Products

Eniture Technology LTL Freight Quotes – Unishippers Edition WordPress plugin
All versions from n/a through 2.5.8
WordPress installations with the ltl-freight-quotes-unishippers-edition plugin enabled

Discovery Timeline

2025-02-16 - CVE-2025-22284 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-22284

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation in the LTL Freight Quotes – Unishippers Edition plugin. User-controlled parameters are reflected back into HTTP responses without proper output encoding or input sanitization. This enables reflected XSS attacks when a victim visits a maliciously crafted URL.

The attack scope is classified as changed, meaning the injected script can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component. An unauthenticated attacker exploits the flaw over the network with low attack complexity, though the attack requires the victim to click a crafted link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

With an EPSS probability of 0.251%, active exploitation is not currently indicated. However, reflected XSS in e-commerce shipping plugins is often paired with phishing campaigns targeting store administrators.

Root Cause

The plugin accepts input parameters through HTTP requests and echoes them back into rendered HTML without applying WordPress escaping functions such as esc_html(), esc_attr(), or wp_kses(). This missing sanitization layer allows HTML and JavaScript payloads to break out of their intended context and execute in the browser.

Attack Vector

An attacker crafts a URL containing a malicious JavaScript payload targeting a vulnerable plugin endpoint. The attacker delivers this URL through phishing emails, social engineering, or compromised third-party sites. When an authenticated WordPress administrator or shop manager clicks the link, the payload executes with their browser privileges.

Successful exploitation can lead to session token theft, administrative account takeover, injection of malicious content into the WordPress admin panel, or pivoting to further attacks against the WooCommerce environment. Refer to the Patchstack advisory for technical details on the affected parameter.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-22284

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP requests to plugin endpoints containing URL-encoded <script> tags, javascript: URIs, or event handler attributes such as onerror= and onload=
Unusual outbound requests from administrator browser sessions to unfamiliar external domains shortly after clicking inbound links
WordPress admin activity originating from unexpected geolocations or user agents after suspected phishing exposure
Referer headers in access logs pointing to external attacker-controlled URLs preceding requests to the plugin

Detection Strategies

Inspect web server access logs for requests to ltl-freight-quotes-unishippers-edition paths containing suspicious query string content
Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with rules matching common XSS payload signatures against WordPress plugin routes
Enable Content Security Policy (CSP) reporting to capture attempts to load or execute unauthorized inline scripts

Monitoring Recommendations

Monitor WordPress wp-admin sessions for anomalous API calls, plugin installations, or user role modifications
Track failed and successful admin logins alongside browser fingerprint changes for administrator accounts
Alert on new outbound connections from admin workstations to previously unseen domains following link-click activity

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-22284

Immediate Actions Required

Identify all WordPress sites running the LTL Freight Quotes – Unishippers Edition plugin at version 2.5.8 or earlier
Disable or remove the plugin until a patched version is confirmed available from Eniture Technology
Rotate WordPress administrator credentials and invalidate active sessions if exploitation is suspected
Review recent admin activity logs for unauthorized configuration changes or content modifications

Patch Information

At the time of publication, consult the Patchstack advisory and the vendor's plugin repository page for the latest fixed release. Apply updates through the WordPress admin plugin manager once a patched version above 2.5.8 is published.

Workarounds

Deploy a WAF rule blocking requests containing script tags or JavaScript event handlers in query parameters targeting the plugin
Enforce a strict Content Security Policy that disallows inline JavaScript execution across WordPress admin and storefront pages
Restrict access to WordPress administrative endpoints by IP allow-listing where operationally feasible
Train administrators to avoid clicking untrusted links referencing their WordPress domain

bash

# Example Nginx WAF-style rule to block reflected XSS attempts against the plugin
location ~* /wp-content/plugins/ltl-freight-quotes-unishippers-edition/ {
    if ($query_string ~* "(<|%3C)script|javascript:|onerror=|onload=") {
        return 403;
    }
}