📄 Description (English)
The Automotive Car Dealership Business WordPress Theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Project Details' custom field in Portfolio Items in all versions up to, and including, 13.4.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the 'project_details' custom field. 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-2025-14042 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Automotive Car Dealership Business WordPress Theme affecting versions up to 13.4.1. Authenticated users with contributor-level permissions can inject malicious scripts into Portfolio Items' Project Details field, which execute when other users view the page. While no public exploit exists and a patch is unavailable, the vulnerability poses a moderate risk to WordPress-based automotive dealership websites in Saudi Arabia.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 30, 2026 10:20
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily affects Saudi automotive dealerships and businesses using the Automotive Car Dealership Business WordPress Theme. High-risk sectors include: (1) Automotive Dealerships - direct impact on dealer websites showcasing vehicle inventory; (2) Government Fleet Management - if used by ARAMCO or government vehicle procurement portals; (3) Tourism & Hospitality - car rental companies using this theme; (4) E-commerce platforms - businesses integrating vehicle sales. The vulnerability allows malicious insiders (disgruntled employees with contributor access) to compromise website integrity, steal customer data, redirect users to phishing sites, or distribute malware. Saudi organizations relying on WordPress for business-critical functions face reputational damage and potential regulatory scrutiny from CITC.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Automotive Dealerships
Government Fleet Management
Tourism & Hospitality (Car Rentals)
E-commerce (Vehicle Sales)
Transportation & Logistics
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application (WordPress theme vulnerability)
T1598 - Phishing (potential malware distribution via XSS)
T1566 - Phishing (credential harvesting via injected forms)
T1539 - Steal Web Session Cookie (session hijacking via XSS)
T1056 - Keylogging (potential via injected JavaScript)
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
5.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all Portfolio Items in affected WordPress installations for suspicious content in Project Details fields
2. Review user access logs to identify who has contributor-level permissions and when changes were made
3. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block script injection patterns in portfolio submissions
Patching Guidance:
1. Contact the theme developer for security updates or consider switching to an actively maintained alternative theme
2. If no patch is available, disable the Portfolio Items feature temporarily until a fix is released
3. Restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted staff only; audit existing contributors
Compensating Controls:
1. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent inline script execution
2. Enable WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) with XSS detection rules
3. Apply output escaping manually: use wp_kses_post() on all custom field outputs
4. Implement input validation: sanitize with sanitize_text_field() or sanitize_textarea_field()
5. Enable WordPress core auto-updates and keep all plugins/themes current
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for POST requests to portfolio/project endpoints with script tags or event handlers
2. Alert on changes to Project Details fields by non-admin users
3. Search database for stored XSS payloads: <script>, onerror=, onclick=, javascript: in post_meta tables
4. Log all contributor-level user activities for forensic review
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع عناصر المحفظة في تثبيتات WordPress المتأثرة للبحث عن محتوى مريب في حقول تفاصيل المشروع
2. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للمستخدمين لتحديد من لديه صلاحيات المساهم ومتى تم إجراء التغييرات
3. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحظر أنماط حقن البرامج النصية في عمليات إرسال المحفظة
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. الاتصال بمطور الموضوع للحصول على تحديثات أمان أو التفكير في التبديل إلى موضوع بديل يتم صيانته بنشاط
2. إذا لم يكن هناك تصحيح متاح، قم بتعطيل ميزة عناصر المحفظة مؤقتاً حتى يتم إصدار إصلاح
3. تقييد صلاحيات المساهم للموظفين الموثوقين فقط؛ تدقيق المساهمين الحاليين
الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تنفيذ رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لمنع تنفيذ البرامج النصية المضمنة
2. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) مع قواعد كشف XSS
3. تطبيق الهروب من الإخراج يدويًا: استخدام wp_kses_post() على جميع مخرجات الحقول المخصصة
4. تنفيذ التحقق من الإدخال: تطهير باستخدام sanitize_text_field() أو sanitize_textarea_field()
5. تفعيل التحديثات التلقائية لنواة WordPress والحفاظ على جميع المكونات الإضافية والمواضيع محدثة
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات POST إلى نقاط نهاية المحفظة/المشروع التي تحتوي على علامات البرامج النصية أو معالجات الأحداث
2. التنبيه على التغييرات في حقول تفاصيل المشروع من قبل المستخدمين غير الإداريين
3. البحث في قاعدة البيانات عن حمولات XSS المخزنة: <script>, onerror=, onclick=, javascript: في جداول post_meta
4. تسجيل جميع أنشطة المستخدمين على مستوى المساهم للمراجعة الجنائية
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements for supplier relationships (WordPress theme vendor)
ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Addressing information security in supplier agreements
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Establishment of information security baselines
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-1 - Business Environment (vendor risk management)
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control (contributor permission management)
SAMA CSF PR.DS-2 - Data Security (input validation and output encoding)
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis (monitoring for XSS attempts)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.23 - Information security for supplier relationships
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.22 - Secure development policy
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.24 - Protection against malware
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.5.7 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) prevention
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates
PCI DSS 7.1 - Limit access to system components by business need to know