CVE-2025-12403
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 · uneditedThe Associados Amazon Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the brzon_admin_panel() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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 confidenceThe Associados Amazon Plugin for WordPress lacks proper nonce validation on the brzon_admin_panel() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge administrative requests. This CSRF vulnerability enables attackers to modify plugin settings and inject malicious scripts by tricking administrators into clicking crafted links.
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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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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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Locate the Associados Amazon Plugin installationCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'associados-amazon-plugin' or similar. Also check the plugin list in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins.Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory or appears in the WordPress admin plugin list.
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Identify the installed plugin versionAccess the plugin's main PHP file (usually named similarly to the folder) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block at the top. Alternatively, view the plugin details in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins.Affected if The version displayed is earlier than 0.9 (e.g., 0.8, 0.7, or no version displayed indicating an old release).
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify the Associados Amazon Plugin shows as 'Active'.Affected if The plugin is activated on the WordPress site.
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Examine the brzon_admin_panel function for nonce validationAccess the plugin's main PHP file via file manager or FTP, then search for the function 'brzon_admin_panel' and examine the code immediately before any settings modification or database update operations. Look for the presence of 'wp_verify_nonce' or 'check_admin_referer' calls.Affected if The function performs settings saves or modifications without calling wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() to validate the request.
A user is affected if the Associados Amazon Plugin is installed, activated, and the installed version is below 0.9, with no nonce validation present in the brzon_admin_panel() function.
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 the plugin to version 0.9 or later which includes proper nonce validation for all admin actions. Until then, avoid clicking untrusted links while logged into the WordPress admin panel.
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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