CVE-2025-2805
Published: 10 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-2805 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 31.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The ORDER POST plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions through 2.0.2. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of an input value passed to do_shortcode, enabling code injection as classified under CWE-94. The issue affects the plugin's order-post component and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the vulnerability remotely over the network without credentials or user interaction. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary shortcodes, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected WordPress site.
The provided references point to the plugin's Subversion repository, the official WordPress plugin page, and a Wordfence threat intelligence entry for further details on the affected code and disclosure timeline. The EPSS score has shown a material rise, climbing from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0135, indicating increased exploitation interest after public disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-10478
Vulnerability details
The ORDER POST plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before…
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running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.