Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress plugin used for cPanel integration can be abused through CSRF to plant stored cross-site scripting. A successful attack needs user interaction, but could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability at low impact levels. Public sources identify versions through 1.4.6 as affected.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for WordPress environments using this plugin. Prioritize discovery first because exposure depends on plugin presence. If found, reduce risk by updating, disabling, or following vendor guidance.
Technical view
CVE-2025-22690 is a CWE-352 CSRF issue in DigiTimber cPanel Integration for WordPress that can lead to stored XSS. CVSS 3.1 is 7.1 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running DigiTimber cPanel Integration, package digitimber-cpanel-integration, through version 1.4.6. The source bundle provides no CPEs and no evidence of other affected products.
Exploitation context
The bundle marks KEV false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates an attacker needs user interaction, consistent with CSRF-to-stored-XSS risk rather than unauthenticated direct compromise.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, CVSS data, and Patchstack reference. No public source in the bundle names a patch version, exploit activity, or detailed technical root cause beyond CSRF leading to stored XSS.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for DigiTimber cPanel Integration installations.
- If installed version is 1.4.6 or earlier, check vendor or Patchstack guidance immediately.
- Update to a fixed version if one is available from the vendor.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not operationally required.
- Review administrative access and enforce strong session and CSRF protections site-wide.
Validation and detection
- Confirm plugin presence and version across managed WordPress environments.
- Check whether Patchstack or vendor guidance names a fixed release.
- Review WordPress content and plugin-managed settings for unexpected injected script content.
- Verify monitoring covers WordPress admin changes and unusual stored-content modifications.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
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7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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