📄 Description (English)
The Automotive Car Dealership Business WordPress Theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Call to Action' custom fields in all versions up to, and including, 13.4. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the 'action_text', 'action_button_text', 'action_link', and 'action_class' custom fields. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2025-14040 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Automotive Car Dealership Business WordPress Theme affecting versions up to 13.4. Authenticated users with contributor-level permissions can inject malicious scripts into 'Call to Action' custom fields that execute for all page visitors. While currently unpatched, the vulnerability requires authenticated access, limiting immediate risk but posing significant threats to compromised WordPress accounts.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 14, 2026 00:49
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi automotive dealerships, real estate agencies, and small-to-medium enterprises using this WordPress theme are at risk. Primary impact sectors include: automotive retail (major dealership networks), hospitality/tourism websites, and e-commerce platforms. Compromised contributor accounts could inject malware, credential harvesters, or redirect legitimate customers to phishing sites. For SAMA-regulated fintech platforms offering automotive financing, this could compromise customer data integrity. Government procurement websites and NCA-monitored entities using this theme face reputational and compliance risks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Automotive Retail & Dealerships
Real Estate & Property Management
Hospitality & Tourism
E-commerce & Retail
Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Government Websites (if using theme)
Fintech (automotive financing platforms)
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application (WordPress theme vulnerability)
T1598 - Phishing (XSS for credential harvesting)
T1566 - Phishing (malware distribution via injected scripts)
T1547 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution (persistent XSS payload)
T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter (JavaScript execution)
T1021 - Remote Services (compromised WordPress account access)
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
5.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Audit all WordPress user accounts with contributor-level or higher permissions; identify and review recent changes to 'Call to Action' fields
2. Scan website for suspicious scripts in action_text, action_button_text, action_link, and action_class fields using WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri)
3. Review website access logs for unauthorized modifications during the past 90 days
4. Disable the theme immediately if not actively maintained; switch to alternative, actively-supported WordPress themes
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
- Contact theme developer for security update timeline; no official patch currently available
- If patch becomes available, apply immediately after testing in staging environment
- Consider using Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block script injection patterns in these fields
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted staff only; implement principle of least privilege
2. Enable WordPress security plugins with real-time monitoring of custom field modifications
3. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent inline script execution
4. Use WordPress security hardening: disable file editing, implement 2FA, use security keys
5. Deploy WAF rules blocking common XSS payloads in POST requests to theme custom fields
DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor WordPress database for script tags (<script>, javascript:, onerror=) in action_* fields
- Alert on any modifications to 'Call to Action' fields by non-administrative users
- Log and review all contributor-level account logins and actions
- Implement SIEM rules for suspicious POST requests to wp-admin/post.php with encoded payloads
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع حسابات مستخدمي WordPress بصلاحيات المساهم أو أعلى؛ تحديد ومراجعة التغييرات الأخيرة على حقول 'Call to Action'
2. مسح الموقع بحثاً عن نصوص برمجية مريبة في حقول action_text و action_button_text و action_link و action_class باستخدام مكونات أمان WordPress (Wordfence، Sucuri)
3. مراجعة سجلات وصول الموقع للتعديلات غير المصرح بها خلال آخر 90 يوماً
4. تعطيل الموضوع فوراً إذا لم يكن يتم صيانته بنشاط؛ التبديل إلى موضوع WordPress بديل مدعوم بنشاط
إرشادات التصحيح:
- التواصل مع مطور الموضوع بشأن جدول تحديث الأمان؛ لا يوجد تصحيح رسمي متاح حالياً
- عند توفر التصحيح، تطبيقه فوراً بعد الاختبار في بيئة التطوير
- النظر في استخدام قواعد جدار الحماية لتطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحظر أنماط حقن النصوص البرمجية في هذه الحقول
الضوابط البديلة:
1. تقييد صلاحيات المساهم للموظفين الموثوقين فقط؛ تطبيق مبدأ الحد الأدنى من الصلاحيات
2. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress مع المراقبة الفورية لتعديلات الحقول المخصصة
3. تطبيق رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لمنع تنفيذ النصوص البرمجية المضمنة
4. تقسية أمان WordPress: تعطيل تحرير الملفات، تطبيق المصادقة الثنائية، استخدام مفاتيح الأمان
5. نشر قواعد WAF تحظر حمولات XSS الشائعة في طلبات POST إلى حقول الموضوع المخصصة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements for supplier relationships (WordPress theme vendor accountability)
ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Addressing information security in supplier agreements (patch management requirements)
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities (XSS vulnerability tracking and remediation)
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-3 - Organizational resilience (website availability and integrity)
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access control and authentication (contributor permission management)
SAMA CSF PR.DS-2 - Data security (protection of customer data from XSS injection)
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and analysis (monitoring for malicious script injection)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.23 - Information security for supplier relationships
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User endpoint devices (web application security)
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.22 - Restricting information access (contributor-level access control)
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.24 - Protection against malware (XSS as attack vector)
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.5.7 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) prevention
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates for web applications
PCI DSS 7.1 - Limiting access to cardholder data (if automotive financing data stored)
🔗 References & Sources 3
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https://themeforest.net/item/automotive-car-dealership-business-wordpress-theme/9210971
security@wordfence.com
https://themeforest.net/item/automotive-car-dealership-business-wordpress-theme/9210971...
security@wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0cd4b65d-b916-432f-bb59-d2f8a...
security@wordfence.com