CVE-2025-14469: Theme Editor · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Affects Theme EditorSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mndpsingh287Theme Editor | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, administrators should avoid interacting with untrusted links or requests that could trigger the ms_update AJAX action. Monitoring for plugin updates from mndpsingh287 is recommended to apply any official fixes once released.
Description
The Theme Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the ms_update AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify child theme CSS styles via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1dd4e39a-9b2f-4728-b026-2dee60257c46?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/theme-editor/trunk/includes/classes/ms_theme_editor_controller.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/theme-editor/trunk/includes/classes/ms_theme_editor_controller.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/theme-editor/ (opens in a new tab)