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CVE-2025-2805: Arbitrary Shortcode Execution Vulnerability in ORDER POST WordPress Plugin

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Overview

The ORDER POST plugin for WordPress is faced with a critical vulnerability that allows malicious actors to execute arbitrary shortcodes. This affects all versions of the plugin up to and including 2.0.2. This vulnerability, given the vast number of WordPress sites, can potentially impact a significant number of systems. The vulnerability has a CVSS severity score of 7.3, which indicates a high level of risk.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-2805
Severity: High (7.3)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage

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Product | Affected Versions

ORDER POST Plugin for WordPress | Up to and including 2.0.2

How the Exploit Works

The exploit takes advantage of the failure of the ORDER POST plugin to validate shortcode values before running them. This allows an unauthenticated user to run arbitrary shortcodes and potentially take control of the system or exfiltrate sensitive data.

Conceptual Example Code

Consider the following conceptual example of an HTTP request that exploits this vulnerability:

POST /wp-content/plugins/order-post/shortcode.php HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "shortcode": "[malicious_shortcode_here]" }

In this example, the malicious shortcode is sent to the vulnerable endpoint in the ORDER POST plugin. The server then blindly executes this shortcode, leading to arbitrary code execution and potential system compromise.

Recommended Mitigation

Users are advised to apply the latest patch provided by the vendor. If a patch is not available, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. The WAF or IDS should be configured to identify and block malicious shortcode execution attempts.

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Disclaimer:

The information and code presented in this article are provided for educational and defensive cybersecurity purposes only. Any conceptual or pseudocode examples are simplified representations intended to raise awareness and promote secure development and system configuration practices.

Do not use this information to attempt unauthorized access or exploit vulnerabilities on systems that you do not own or have explicit permission to test.

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