CVE-2025-22555
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 njshofe Smoothness Slider Shortcode smoothness-slider-shortcode allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Smoothness Slider Shortcode: from n/a through <= v1.2.2.
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 confidenceThis is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Smoothness Slider Shortcode WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to implement proper anti-CSRF tokens or origin validation on its administrative functions, allowing attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions such as modifying slider settings or executing plugin-specific operations.
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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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify the plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Smoothness Slider Shortcode' in the list. Note whether it is activated.Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Locate the main plugin fileNavigate to wp-content/plugins/ in your WordPress installation and search for a folder containing 'smoothness-slider' or similar. Open the main PHP file (often named the same as the plugin folder).Affected if The plugin files exist on the server
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Check admin action handlers for nonce verificationIn the main plugin file, search for 'add_action' hooks targeting admin pages (such as 'admin_init', 'admin_post_', or menu callbacks). Examine whether these handlers call 'wp_verify_nonce' or 'check_admin_referer' before performing state-changing operations.Affected if Admin action handlers lack nonce verification (wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer calls)
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Inspect form output for nonce fieldsSearch the plugin code for functions that render admin forms or settings pages. Check if these functions call 'wp_nonce_field' or 'wp_nonce_url' to embed anti-CSRF tokens in forms.Affected if Forms and settings pages do not include nonce fields (wp_nonce_field not called)
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Examine AJAX handlers for CSRF protectionSearch for 'add_action' hooks on 'wp_ajax_' actions. Verify that these handlers verify nonces using 'wp_verify_nonce' or 'check_ajax_referer' before processing requests.Affected if AJAX handlers do not verify nonces before processing requests
You are affected if the Smoothness Slider Shortcode plugin is active and its code lacks nonce verification (wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or wp_nonce_field) in administrative action handlers, form outputs, or AJAX endpoints.
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 dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) for all state-changing operations and validate Origin/Referer headers on POST requests. Ensure all forms and AJAX actions within the plugin include WordPress nonces and check them on submission.
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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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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