Etsy ShopWordPress extension · Etsy Shop Project
CVE-2023-25975
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 Frédéric Sheedy Etsy Shop plugin <= 3.0.3 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 · high confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Frédéric Sheedy Etsy Shop WordPress plugin affecting versions 3.0.3 and below. The vulnerability allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended state-changing actions (such as modifying shop settings or making configuration changes) via maliciously crafted requests.
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
Etsy ShopWordPress extension
< 3.0.4CVSS 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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Check installed Etsy Shop plugin versionLog into WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find 'Etsy Shop' (by Frédéric Sheedy) and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, inspect the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/etsy-shop/etsy-shop.php or readme.txt file.Affected if Version displayed is 3.0.3 or below (or the version field shows anything less than 3.0.4)
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Identify state-changing actions in the pluginExamine the plugin PHP files for any form submissions, AJAX handlers, or URL parameters that modify data (such as save, update, delete, sync, or settings change operations). Look for $_POST, $_GET, or $_REQUEST handling that alters shop settings or configuration.Affected if The plugin contains any admin-facing forms or AJAX endpoints that perform configuration changes, settings updates, or data synchronization with Etsy.
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Verify absence of nonce verification on state-changing operationsSearch the plugin PHP files for wp_nonce_field, wp_nonce_url, check_admin_referer, or wp_verify_nonce function calls around the identified state-changing code. Inspect the form handlers or AJAX handlers to confirm whether these nonce verification functions are called before processing any data modifications.Affected if State-changing operations (settings updates, configuration changes) lack nonce verification calls, meaning there is no wp_nonce_field in forms and no wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer in the handling code.
You are affected if the Etsy Shop plugin version is 3.0.3 or below AND any admin-accessible state-changing operations (settings, configuration, sync actions) lack nonce token verification.
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.
dbcve · scoped3.0.4
Implement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all state-changing operations and verify request origin/referer headers to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks.
3.0.4
- Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
- Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find the Etsy Shop plugin by Frédéric Sheedy
- Click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 3.0.4
- After update completes, verify the installed version is 3.0.4
- Test that the plugin functionality works as expected
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Etsy Shop
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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-2023-25975 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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