CVE-2025-58864 Overview
CVE-2025-58864 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the iamroody 金数据 (jinshuju) WordPress plugin. The flaw affects all plugin versions up to and including 1.0. Attackers with low-privileged authenticated access can inject malicious scripts that persist in the application and execute in the browsers of other users who view the affected page.
The vulnerability is classified under CWE-79, Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction and can lead to session compromise, credential theft, or unauthorized actions performed under the victim's identity.
Critical Impact
Authenticated attackers can inject persistent JavaScript payloads that execute in other users' browsers, enabling session hijacking and administrative account takeover through scope change (S:C).
Affected Products
- iamroody 金数据 (jinshuju) WordPress plugin versions through 1.0
- WordPress installations with the jinshuju plugin enabled
- Any site rendering unsanitized jinshuju form output to administrative users
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-09-05 - CVE-2025-58864 published to the National Vulnerability Database
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-58864
Vulnerability Analysis
The jinshuju plugin fails to properly neutralize user-supplied input before including it in generated web pages. This omission allows an authenticated attacker to submit crafted payloads containing HTML or JavaScript. The malicious content is stored server-side and rendered to subsequent visitors without sufficient encoding or sanitization.
Because the vulnerability produces a scope change, injected scripts execute in a security context different from the vulnerable component. In WordPress environments, this typically means payloads originating from a low-privileged form submitter can execute in the browser session of an administrator reviewing the data.
The attack requires user interaction, meaning a victim must load a page containing the stored payload. Once rendered, the script runs with the privileges and cookies of the viewing user.
Root Cause
The root cause is missing output encoding on form field values or configuration data supplied through the plugin interface. The plugin trusts input that should be treated as untrusted and inserts it directly into the Document Object Model (DOM) or server-rendered HTML.
Attack Vector
An authenticated attacker with low privileges submits input containing an XSS payload through a plugin-controlled entry point. The payload is stored in the WordPress database. When a privileged user, such as an administrator, later views the affected view or dashboard, the browser parses and executes the injected script.
Refer to the Patchstack XSS Vulnerability Report for additional technical detail on the affected entry points.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-58864
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected <script>, onerror, or onload attributes stored in jinshuju plugin database tables or form submission records
- Outbound HTTP requests from administrator browsers to unfamiliar domains shortly after viewing plugin-rendered pages
- New or modified WordPress administrator accounts created without a corresponding legitimate action in audit logs
- Session tokens or authentication cookies appearing in web server access logs as URL parameters
Detection Strategies
- Inspect WordPress database records associated with the jinshuju plugin for HTML tags, JavaScript event handlers, or encoded payload fragments
- Monitor WordPress wp-admin sessions for Content Security Policy (CSP) violation reports referencing plugin pages
- Correlate authenticated form submissions with subsequent administrative activity to identify chained account takeover attempts
Monitoring Recommendations
- Enable WordPress activity logging to capture form submissions, user creation, and role changes
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) rule set that flags HTML and JavaScript patterns in plugin form fields
- Alert on any modification to WordPress user roles or plugin configuration outside of change windows
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-58864
Immediate Actions Required
- Deactivate the jinshuju plugin until a patched version is confirmed available from the vendor
- Audit stored form submissions and plugin-controlled database entries for injected script content and remove malicious records
- Force password resets and session invalidation for all WordPress administrator accounts that accessed plugin pages
- Review WordPress user accounts and remove any unauthorized administrator or editor roles created recently
Patch Information
No vendor patch is referenced in the available advisory. The vulnerability affects jinshuju versions through 1.0. Administrators should monitor the Patchstack advisory and the plugin's WordPress.org listing for a fixed release.
Workarounds
- Remove the jinshuju plugin from the WordPress installation until a secure version is published
- Restrict access to plugin form submission endpoints using IP allow-listing or authentication controls at the reverse proxy
- Implement a strict Content Security Policy that disallows inline scripts and unapproved external script sources
- Deploy WAF rules that block common XSS payload signatures targeting WordPress plugin endpoints
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