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

CVE-2025-22589

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-07
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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78/100
Remediation priority · High
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 bozdoz Quote Tweet quote-tweet allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Quote Tweet: from n/a through <= 0.7.

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

CSRF vulnerability in the Quote Tweet WordPress plugin (version <= 0.7) allows remote attackers to trick authenticated administrators into executing unintended actions via maliciously crafted requests, leading to Stored XSS where malicious JavaScript gets persisted in the quote-tweet functionality and executes for other users viewing the content.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF nonce validation on all state-changing operations (form submissions, AJAX calls) and ensure proper output sanitization when displaying quote tweets to prevent XSS execution.

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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 checks

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  1. Confirm Quote Tweet plugin installation and version
    Inspect the plugin's main PHP file (e.g., quote-tweet.php) for the version constant, or view the plugin in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins
    Affected if Quote Tweet plugin is installed and version is 0.7 or lower
  2. Verify the plugin is active
    Check WordPress admin > Plugins or query the wp_options table for the active_plugins option
    Affected if Plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment
  3. Inspect plugin for missing CSRF nonce protection
    Review the plugin's PHP source code (especially form handlers and AJAX endpoints) for wp_nonce_field, wp_verify_nonce, or check_admin_referer calls on state-changing operations
    Affected if State-changing functions (form submissions, AJAX calls) lack nonce validation logic
  4. Inspect plugin for missing output sanitization
    Review the plugin's PHP source code where quote tweet content is displayed (e.g., using echo or print) for sanitization functions like esc_html, esc_attr, or sanitize_text_field
    Affected if Quote tweet content is output without proper sanitization functions, allowing XSS execution

A user is affected if the Quote Tweet plugin (version 0.7 or lower) is installed, active, and lacks both CSRF nonce protection on state-changing operations and output sanitization on displayed content.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF nonce validation on all state-changing operations (form submissions, AJAX calls) and ensure proper output sanitization when displaying quote tweets to prevent XSS execution.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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