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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)Weakness · CWE-352

CVE-2024-37925

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-02
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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61/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in BUDDYBOSS LLC BuddyBoss Theme allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects BuddyBoss Theme: from n/a through 2.4.61.

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 confidence

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the BuddyBoss Theme for WordPress allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended state-changing actions (such as modifying settings or content) by exploiting the lack of anti-CSRF token validation on sensitive operations.

MitigationImplement WordPress nonces (security tokens) on all state-changing forms and AJAX actions within the theme, and verify these nonces on the server side before processing any requests.

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CVSS 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
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm BuddyBoss Theme is active
    In WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes and verify BuddyBoss Theme is installed and activated. Alternatively, check the theme directory (wp-content/themes/) for a folder named 'buddyboss-theme' or similar BuddyBoss theme files.
    Affected if BuddyBoss Theme is installed and active on the WordPress site
  2. Identify the installed BuddyBoss Theme version
    Check the style.css file within the BuddyBoss theme folder for the 'Version:' header, or look in WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes > BuddyBoss Theme details panel.
    Affected if Unable to confirm the installed version matches a patched release (version comparison needed against fixed releases)
  3. Inspect state-changing forms for nonce fields
    View page source of BuddyBoss-enabled pages (profile settings, group creation, activity posting). Look for forms that perform sensitive actions (settings changes, content creation, user profile updates) and verify each contains a hidden input field with name containing '_nonce' or 'wpnonce' generated by wp_nonce_field() or similar WordPress nonce functions.
    Affected if Forms handling sensitive operations lack nonce fields or contain nonce fields that are not validated on submission
  4. Verify AJAX actions have nonce verification
    Inspect JavaScript files in the BuddyBoss theme for AJAX calls (wp.ajax or jQuery.ajax) that perform state-changing operations. Check the server-side PHP handlers for these AJAX endpoints to confirm they call wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() before processing.
    Affected if AJAX actions that modify data (settings, content, membership) do not verify nonces server-side before executing
  5. Check WordPress nonce life and implementation
    Review BuddyBoss theme code for proper nonce implementation: look for nonces created with appropriate action names, correct nonce field placement in forms, and verification in PHP handlers before any state-changing database operations.
    Affected if Nonces are missing, improperly named, or not verified before processing sensitive requests

If BuddyBoss Theme is active and state-changing forms or AJAX operations lack proper WordPress nonce fields and server-side verification, the site is vulnerable to CVE-2024-37925 CSRF attacks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement WordPress nonces (security tokens) on all state-changing forms and AJAX actions within the theme, and verify these nonces on the server side before processing any requests.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Upgrade to BuddyBoss Theme version 2.4.62 or later

  1. 1. Back up your WordPress site (database and files).
  2. 2. Obtain the latest version of the BuddyBoss Theme (version 2.4.62 or later) from the official BuddyBoss member portal or theme provider.
  3. 3. In the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes, deactivate the current BuddyBoss Theme, then upload and activate the new version.
  4. 4. Alternatively, upload the theme via FTP to wp-content/themes/ and activate via WP admin.
  5. 5. Verify that the installed theme version shows 2.4.62 or higher in Appearance > Themes.
  6. 6. Test critical BuddyBoss functionality (e.g., member profiles, groups, activity) to ensure the update does not break the site.
Caveat None reported; review release notes for any minor changes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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