📄 الوصف (الإنجليزية)
The WP Iframe Geo Style for Amazon affiliates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'adid' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
🤖 ملخص AI
The WP Iframe Geo Style for Amazon affiliates WordPress plugin contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'adid' shortcode attribute affecting all versions up to 1.1. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access can inject malicious scripts that execute for all page visitors. While currently unpatched, the vulnerability requires authenticated access, limiting immediate risk but posing significant threats to WordPress sites using this plugin.
📄 الوصف (العربية)
🤖 التحليل الذكي آخر تحليل: May 28, 2026 09:18
🇸🇦 التأثير على المملكة العربية السعودية
Saudi e-commerce and digital marketing organizations using WordPress with this plugin are at risk, particularly those in retail, affiliate marketing, and online sales sectors. Government and educational institutions hosting WordPress sites with contributor-level users face potential content manipulation and credential theft. The vulnerability could be exploited by disgruntled employees or compromised contributor accounts to inject malware, phishing content, or redirect users to malicious sites. Financial services and healthcare organizations using WordPress for patient/customer portals are especially vulnerable to data exfiltration through injected scripts.
🏢 القطاعات السعودية المتأثرة
E-commerce and Retail
Digital Marketing and Affiliate Networks
Government and Public Administration
Education and Universities
Healthcare and Medical Services
Financial Services and Banking
Telecommunications
Media and Publishing
🎯 تقنيات MITRE ATT&CK
⚖️ درجة المخاطر السعودية (AI)
6.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all WordPress installations for the WP Iframe Geo Style plugin presence and version
2. Review contributor and author user accounts for suspicious activity and recent shortcode modifications
3. Scan page/post content for 'adid' shortcode usage and suspicious script injections
4. Restrict contributor-level permissions to only trusted users; consider downgrading unnecessary accounts
Compensating Controls (until patch available):
5. Disable the plugin immediately if not actively used; remove if possible
6. If plugin is required: implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block shortcode attribute injection patterns
7. Apply Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent inline script execution
8. Enable WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) with malware scanning
9. Implement input validation at WAF level for 'adid' parameter values
10. Monitor for plugin updates from vendor; consider alternative affiliate plugins
Detection Rules:
- Monitor for posts/pages containing 'adid' shortcode with script tags or event handlers
- Alert on contributor account modifications to published content
- Track database queries modifying post_content with shortcode patterns
- Monitor for unusual JavaScript execution in page context
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات WordPress للتحقق من وجود المكون وإصداره
2. مراجعة حسابات المستخدمين من مستوى المساهم والمؤلف للنشاط المريب والتعديلات الأخيرة على shortcode
3. فحص محتوى الصفحات والمنشورات عن استخدام shortcode 'adid' والحقن النصي المريب
4. تقييد أذونات مستوى المساهم للمستخدمين الموثوقين فقط؛ فكر في خفض الحسابات غير الضرورية
الضوابط التعويضية (حتى توفر التصحيح):
5. تعطيل المكون فوراً إذا لم يكن قيد الاستخدام النشط؛ أزله إن أمكن
6. إذا كان المكون مطلوباً: تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحجب أنماط حقن خاصية shortcode
7. تطبيق رؤوس Content Security Policy لمنع تنفيذ البرامج النصية المضمنة
8. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) مع فحص البرامج الضارة
9. تطبيق التحقق من الإدخال على مستوى WAF لقيم معامل 'adid'
10. مراقبة تحديثات المكون من البائع؛ فكر في مكونات affiliate بديلة
قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة المنشورات/الصفحات التي تحتوي على shortcode 'adid' مع علامات البرامج النصية أو معالجات الأحداث
- تنبيه عند تعديلات حساب المساهم على المحتوى المنشور
- تتبع استعلامات قاعدة البيانات التي تعدل post_content بأنماط shortcode
- مراقبة تنفيذ JavaScript غير العادي في سياق الصفحة
📋 خريطة الامتثال التنظيمي
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements for supplier relationships
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Addressing information security in supplier agreements
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF 2.2 - Vulnerability Management
SAMA CSF 3.1 - Access Control and Authentication
SAMA CSF 4.2 - Data Protection and Privacy
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Supplier security requirements
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.3 - Segregation of duties
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Access control
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates
PCI DSS 6.5.7 - Cross-site scripting prevention
PCI DSS 2.4 - Configuration of system components
🔗 المراجع والمصادر 3
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security@wordfence.com
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security@wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/030d65bb-ec5b-4d26-8f59-5db9a...
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