CVE-2025-14469: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in mndpsingh287 Theme Editor
The Theme Editor plugin for WordPress, developed by mndpsingh287, is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack in all versions up to and including 3.1. The vulnerability arises from missing nonce validation on the ms_update AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify child theme CSS styles if they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking a malicious link. The CVSS score is 4.3, indicating a medium severity level.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-14469 is a CSRF vulnerability in the mndpsingh287 Theme Editor WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 3.1. The issue is due to the absence of nonce validation on the ms_update AJAX action, which enables attackers to forge requests that modify child theme CSS styles without authentication, relying on social engineering to trick an administrator into executing the action.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an administrator to unknowingly modify child theme CSS styles via a forged request. This results in limited impact, specifically an integrity loss of the theme's appearance, without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no indication of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking untrusted links and consider restricting access to the Theme Editor plugin or disabling it if not needed.
CVE-2025-14469: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in mndpsingh287 Theme Editor
Description
The Theme Editor plugin for WordPress, developed by mndpsingh287, is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack in all versions up to and including 3.1. The vulnerability arises from missing nonce validation on the ms_update AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify child theme CSS styles if they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking a malicious link. The CVSS score is 4.3, indicating a medium severity level.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-14469 is a CSRF vulnerability in the mndpsingh287 Theme Editor WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 3.1. The issue is due to the absence of nonce validation on the ms_update AJAX action, which enables attackers to forge requests that modify child theme CSS styles without authentication, relying on social engineering to trick an administrator into executing the action.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an administrator to unknowingly modify child theme CSS styles via a forged request. This results in limited impact, specifically an integrity loss of the theme's appearance, without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no indication of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking untrusted links and consider restricting access to the Theme Editor plugin or disabling it if not needed.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-10T16:45:24.726Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6e4839bf32cb7a342e5776
Added to database: 08/01/2026, 19:25:45 UTC
Last enriched: 08/01/2026, 19:26:05 UTC
Last updated: 08/01/2026, 19:51:48 UTC
Views: 5
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