ColorwayWordPress extension · Inkthemes
CVE-2023-25447
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Inkthemescom ColorWay theme <= 4.2.3 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the ColorWay WordPress theme by Inkthemes affecting versions 4.2.3 and below. Attackers can exploit this to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions like modifying theme settings, creating malicious redirects, or changing content.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
ColorwayWordPress extension
<= 4.2.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm ColorWay theme is installedNavigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin dashboard and verify the ColorWay theme by Inkthemes appears in the themes list, or inspect the /wp-content/themes/ directory for a colorway folder.Affected if The ColorWay theme is present in the WordPress installation.
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Check installed theme versionOpen the style.css file in /wp-content/themes/colorway/ and locate the 'Version:' header in the theme comments, or view the theme details in Appearance > Themes to see the version number.Affected if The reported version is 4.2.3 or lower.
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Inspect theme for CSRF token implementationExamine theme PHP files (especially those handling form submissions and AJAX requests in /wp-content/themes/colorway/) for the presence of nonces or CSRF tokens. Search for 'wp_nonce' or 'csrf_token' in theme files.Affected if Theme files lack nonce verification on state-changing forms and AJAX endpoints.
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Check theme settings pages for CSRF protectionAccess the ColorWay theme settings in WordPress admin (typically under Appearance > ColorWay Options or similar) and inspect the HTML source of any forms to verify they include hidden CSRF token fields.Affected if Forms for modifying theme settings, redirects, or content lack CSRF token hidden input fields.
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Verify admin session accessibilityConfirm that administrator accounts exist and have access to the ColorWay theme settings panel, as CSRF attacks require an authenticated administrator session.Affected if Administrator users can access theme configuration pages without additional CSRF protection.
The environment is affected if the ColorWay theme version is 4.2.3 or lower and the theme lacks anti-CSRF token protections on its forms and AJAX handlers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate ColorWay theme to the latest patched version. Additionally, implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing forms and AJAX requests within the theme as a defense-in-depth measure.
Fix this in Colorway
Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-25447 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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