CVE-2025-57998: E-namad & Shamed Logo Manager XSS Flaw

CVE-2025-57998 Overview

CVE-2025-57998 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability [CWE-79] in the Hamid Reza Yazdani E-namad & Shamed Logo Manager WordPress plugin. The flaw affects all versions up to and including 2.2. It stems from improper neutralization of user-supplied input during web page generation. An authenticated attacker with high privileges can inject persistent JavaScript payloads that execute in the browsers of users who view affected pages. Because the vulnerability changes scope, malicious script can impact resources beyond the vulnerable component itself.

Critical Impact
Authenticated attackers can persist JavaScript in the WordPress administrative interface, enabling session theft, redirection, and further compromise of site users.

Affected Products

Hamid Reza Yazdani E-namad & Shamed Logo Manager WordPress plugin
All versions from initial release through 2.2
WordPress sites running the vulnerable e-namad-shamed-logo-manager plugin

Discovery Timeline

2025-09-22 - CVE-2025-57998 published to the National Vulnerability Database
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-57998

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability resides in input handling routines of the E-namad & Shamed Logo Manager plugin. The plugin fails to sanitize or encode data supplied through administrative inputs before rendering that data back into HTML output. As a result, an attacker with sufficient plugin privileges can save crafted HTML or JavaScript to the database. When another user loads the affected page, the browser parses and executes the injected script in the site's origin.

The attack path requires network reach to the WordPress site, high privileges on the target application, and user interaction to trigger the stored payload. The Cross-Site Scripting classification aligns with [CWE-79]. Successful exploitation compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of user sessions and can pivot to broader site takeover through administrative actions performed by the victim.

Root Cause

The plugin performs Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation. Input fields exposed to privileged users are stored without adequate sanitization functions such as wp_kses() or sanitize_text_field(), and rendered without escaping helpers such as esc_html() or esc_attr(). This allows raw HTML tags and JavaScript event handlers to reach the DOM.

Attack Vector

An authenticated attacker with high-level access to the plugin's configuration submits a payload containing HTML script tags or JavaScript event attributes. The payload is written to persistent storage. Any user who subsequently loads the page rendering that data executes the script under the site's origin. Because the CVSS scope is changed, the impact extends beyond the plugin's own security boundary into other WordPress components and users.

The vulnerability manifests during output rendering of plugin-managed content. See the Patchstack WordPress XSS Vulnerability advisory for technical details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-57998

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected <script> tags, onerror, onload, or javascript: handlers stored in wp_options or plugin-related database rows
Administrative sessions initiating outbound requests to unknown domains shortly after loading plugin pages
New or modified WordPress administrator accounts created without a corresponding legitimate change ticket
Browser console errors or Content Security Policy violations logged on pages rendered by the plugin

Detection Strategies

Audit database records written by the e-namad-shamed-logo-manager plugin for HTML markup or script content
Deploy web application firewall rules that flag stored HTML payloads submitted to WordPress admin endpoints
Monitor WordPress access logs for POST requests to plugin configuration pages followed by anomalous admin GET traffic

Monitoring Recommendations

Enable WordPress audit logging to capture changes to plugin settings and user role assignments
Alert on privileged administrator activity performed from unusual IP addresses or user agents
Track outbound HTTP requests from browsers of authenticated administrators for connections to attacker-controlled infrastructure

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-57998

Immediate Actions Required

Disable the E-namad & Shamed Logo Manager plugin until a patched release is verified and deployed
Review all high-privilege WordPress accounts and rotate credentials for administrators who accessed the plugin
Inspect plugin-managed content for injected HTML or JavaScript and remove malicious payloads before re-enabling

Patch Information

At the time of publication, the advisory lists all versions through 2.2 as affected and does not identify a fixed release. Site owners should track the Patchstack WordPress XSS Vulnerability entry for updates and install a patched version once available.

Workarounds

Restrict administrator and editor accounts to trusted personnel and enforce multi-factor authentication
Deploy a Content Security Policy that disallows inline scripts to reduce the impact of stored payloads
Apply virtual patching through a web application firewall to block script tags and JavaScript event handlers submitted to plugin endpoints
Remove the plugin entirely if it is not required for business operations

bash

# Configuration example: WordPress hardening while awaiting a patched release
wp plugin deactivate e-namad-shamed-logo-manager
wp user list --role=administrator --fields=ID,user_login,user_email,user_registered
# Add a restrictive CSP header via .htaccess
# Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'; object-src 'none';"