CVE-2025-62733: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in ProteusThemes Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ProteusThemes Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes custom-sidebars-by-proteusthemes allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-62733 involves a CSRF issue in the Custom Sidebars plugin by ProteusThemes, affecting versions up to 1.0.3. This allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended actions via crafted requests. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, and low integrity impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to cause a logged-in user to perform actions that modify sidebar configurations, potentially leading to unauthorized changes in the website's sidebar content or behavior. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider implementing CSRF protections such as verifying nonce tokens in requests or restricting access to the plugin's administrative functions. Monitor official ProteusThemes channels for updates.
CVE-2025-62733: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in ProteusThemes Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes
Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ProteusThemes Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes custom-sidebars-by-proteusthemes allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-62733 involves a CSRF issue in the Custom Sidebars plugin by ProteusThemes, affecting versions up to 1.0.3. This allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended actions via crafted requests. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, and low integrity impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to cause a logged-in user to perform actions that modify sidebar configurations, potentially leading to unauthorized changes in the website's sidebar content or behavior. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider implementing CSRF protections such as verifying nonce tokens in requests or restricting access to the plugin's administrative functions. Monitor official ProteusThemes channels for updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-21T14:59:44.293Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69383ac129cea75c35b76ecf
Added to database: 12/9/2025, 3:05:37 PM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 4:27:32 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 12:45:24 AM
Views: 119
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