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CVE-2025-5085

Medium
CWE-79 — Weakness Type
Published: Jun 2, 2026  ·  Modified: Jun 5, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
5.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

The WP Nano AD plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘blogrole_link’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.31 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2025-5085 is a Stored XSS vulnerability in WP Nano AD WordPress plugin (versions ≤1.31) affecting multi-site installations with disabled unfiltered_html. While requiring administrator access, successful exploitation allows injection of malicious scripts that execute for all users accessing affected pages. The medium CVSS score (5.5) understates the risk in multi-tenant Saudi government and enterprise WordPress deployments where admin compromise could impact multiple organizations.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Jun 3, 2026 09:01
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
High impact for Saudi government entities using WordPress multi-site for citizen services portals, and financial institutions using WordPress for customer-facing applications. SAMA-regulated banks and fintech companies are at elevated risk if WP Nano AD is deployed for customer relationship management. Saudi Aramco and energy sector contractors using WordPress for internal communications face data exfiltration risks. Telecom providers (STC, Mobily, Zain) hosting customer portals on WordPress multi-site installations are vulnerable to session hijacking and credential theft. Educational institutions and healthcare providers using WordPress for patient/student portals could experience privacy breaches.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government (citizen portals, multi-site WordPress deployments) Banking & Financial Services (SAMA-regulated institutions) Energy (Saudi Aramco, contractors) Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain) Healthcare (patient portals) Education (student portals) E-commerce (multi-vendor platforms)
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Audit all WordPress multi-site installations for WP Nano AD plugin presence using: wp plugin list | grep nano-ad
2. If unfiltered_html is disabled (check wp_options table for 'unfiltered_html' capability), prioritize remediation
3. Restrict administrator access to trusted personnel only; audit admin user accounts for unauthorized additions
4. Enable WordPress security logging and monitor for suspicious admin activities

PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. No official patch available; contact plugin developer for security update timeline
2. Immediately deactivate WP Nano AD: wp plugin deactivate wp-nano-ad
3. Remove plugin files: wp plugin delete wp-nano-ad
4. Evaluate alternative ad management plugins with active security maintenance

COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Enable WordPress security headers: X-XSS-Protection, Content-Security-Policy (CSP)
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules blocking script injection patterns in 'blogrole_link' parameter
3. Deploy WordPress security plugin (Wordfence, Sucuri) with malware scanning
4. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for all administrator accounts
5. Implement database activity monitoring to detect XSS payload insertions

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor wp_posts and wp_postmeta tables for script tags in 'blogrole_link' parameter values
2. Log all administrator-level POST requests to plugin settings pages
3. Alert on any modifications to post_content containing <script>, javascript:, or event handlers
4. Track failed login attempts followed by successful admin logins from new IP addresses
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات WordPress متعددة المواقع للتحقق من وجود مكون WP Nano AD باستخدام: wp plugin list | grep nano-ad
2. إذا تم تعطيل unfiltered_html (تحقق من جدول wp_options)، أولويات المعالجة
3. تقييد وصول المسؤول للموظفين الموثوقين فقط؛ تدقيق حسابات المسؤول
4. تفعيل تسجيل أمان WordPress ومراقبة الأنشطة المريبة

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. لا يوجد تصحيح رسمي متاح؛ اتصل بمطور المكون
2. قم بإلغاء تنشيط المكون فوراً: wp plugin deactivate wp-nano-ad
3. احذف ملفات المكون: wp plugin delete wp-nano-ad
4. قيّم مكونات إدارة الإعلانات البديلة

الضوابط التعويضية:
1. فعّل رؤوس أمان WordPress: X-XSS-Protection, Content-Security-Policy
2. نفّذ قواعد جدار الحماية لحجب أنماط حقن النصوص البرمجية
3. نشّر مكون أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri)
4. فعّل المصادقة متعددة العوامل لجميع حسابات المسؤول
5. نفّذ مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات

قواعد الكشف:
1. راقب جداول wp_posts و wp_postmeta للبحث عن علامات النصوص البرمجية
2. سجّل جميع طلبات POST على مستوى المسؤول
3. نبّه عند اكتشاف تعديلات تحتوي على <script> أو javascript:
4. تتبع محاولات تسجيل الدخول الفاشلة متبوعة بتسجيل دخول ناجح من عناوين IP جديدة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements for supplier relationships (plugin vendor security) 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 - Secure development policy
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-1 - Business Environment (third-party risk management) SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control (administrator privilege management) SAMA CSF PR.DS-2 - Data Security (input validation and output encoding) SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis (security monitoring)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.23 - Information security for supplier relationships ISO 27001:2022 A.8.22 - Secure development and DevOps ISO 27001:2022 A.8.23 - Test information and test environments 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
📊 CVSS Score
5.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredH — High
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeC — Changed
ConfidentialityL — Low / Local
IntegrityL — Low / Local
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score5.5
CWECWE-79
EPSS0.03%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-06-02
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.8
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-79
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