CVE-2025-58224 Overview
CVE-2025-58224 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Printeers Print & Ship plugin for WordPress. The flaw affects all versions from an unspecified starting release up to and including version 1.17.0. An attacker can trick an authenticated user into submitting an unintended request to the vulnerable application, resulting in limited integrity and availability impact. The weakness is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery).
Critical Impact
Successful exploitation requires user interaction and enables attackers to perform unauthorized state-changing actions on behalf of an authenticated WordPress user through the Printeers Print & Ship plugin.
Affected Products
- Printeers Print & Ship WordPress plugin, versions up to and including 1.17.0
- WordPress sites with the invition-print-ship plugin installed
- Any WordPress deployment integrating Printeers print-on-demand functionality via this plugin
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-09-22 - CVE-2025-58224 published to NVD
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-58224
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability stems from missing or insufficient anti-CSRF protections in the Printeers Print & Ship plugin. WordPress provides a standard nonce mechanism through functions such as wp_nonce_field() and check_admin_referer() to prevent forged requests. When plugin endpoints fail to validate these nonces on state-changing operations, an attacker can craft a malicious page that submits requests to the vulnerable site while a victim is authenticated. The browser automatically attaches the victim's session cookies, causing the request to execute with the victim's privileges. This CSRF issue produces limited integrity and availability effects but does not directly disclose confidential data.
Root Cause
The root cause is a missing or improperly implemented CSRF token validation in one or more request handlers within the Printeers Print & Ship plugin through version 1.17.0. Without nonce verification, the plugin cannot distinguish between legitimate user-initiated requests and forged cross-origin submissions.
Attack Vector
Exploitation requires a network-adjacent attacker to host a malicious webpage or send a crafted link to a target. The victim must be authenticated to the WordPress site running the vulnerable plugin and must interact with attacker-controlled content, such as clicking a link or loading a page containing a hidden form. Upon interaction, the browser issues the forged request against the WordPress site, and the plugin processes the action as if it were legitimate. Refer to the Patchstack advisory for CVE-2025-58224 for additional technical context.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-58224
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected configuration changes or plugin state modifications logged in WordPress audit trails without a corresponding administrator action.
- HTTP POST or GET requests to Printeers Print & Ship endpoints containing an external Referer header pointing to untrusted domains.
- Access logs showing plugin action requests missing WordPress nonce parameters (_wpnonce, _ajax_nonce).
Detection Strategies
- Enable a WordPress activity log plugin to capture user-initiated plugin actions and correlate them with authenticated sessions.
- Inspect web server logs for requests to invition-print-ship endpoints originating from cross-origin referrers.
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) rule that flags state-changing requests to the plugin lacking valid nonce parameters.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Monitor administrator and editor sessions for anomalous request patterns targeting plugin-specific URLs.
- Alert on modifications to Printeers plugin settings occurring outside change windows or from unusual IP ranges.
- Track browser session activity that pairs authenticated WordPress cookies with off-site referrers.
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-58224
Immediate Actions Required
- Update the Printeers Print & Ship plugin to a version later than 1.17.0 once the vendor releases a fixed release.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks or require VPN connectivity for WordPress admin sessions.
- Instruct privileged users to log out of WordPress when not actively performing administrative tasks.
Patch Information
A patched release beyond version 1.17.0 should be applied when available. Review the Patchstack advisory for the Printeers Print & Ship plugin for the latest fixed version information and remediation guidance.
Workarounds
- Disable the Printeers Print & Ship plugin until a patched version is installed if the functionality is not business-critical.
- Deploy a WAF rule that blocks requests to plugin endpoints when the Referer or Origin header does not match the site's domain.
- Enforce SameSite=Strict or SameSite=Lax cookie attributes on WordPress authentication cookies to reduce CSRF exposure.
# Configuration example: enforce SameSite cookies via Apache
Header edit Set-Cookie ^(.*)$ $1;SameSite=Lax;Secure
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