CVE-2025-23463
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 Mukesh Dak MD Custom content after or before of post md-custom-content allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MD Custom content after or before of post: from n/a through <= 1.0.
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 confidenceCSRF vulnerability in the MD Custom Content plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into submitting malicious requests, leading to stored XSS injection. The plugin lacks proper CSRF token validation on content submission forms, enabling attackers to inject persistent malicious scripts that execute when users view the affected post content.
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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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Identify if MD Custom Content plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and locate 'MD Custom Content' in the list of installed plugins. Note the installed version displayed.Affected if The plugin is installed and active
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Verify the installed version against vulnerable releasesCompare your installed version number to any official security advisories or the plugin's changelog for CVE-2025-23463. Check the plugin's main PHP file (typically named md-custom-content.php or similar in /wp-content/plugins/) for the version constant.Affected if The installed version matches the vulnerable version range cited in security advisories
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Inspect content submission forms for CSRF protectionAccess any front-end or admin forms provided by the plugin for submitting custom content. View the page source and check if forms include a nonce field (wp_create_nonce, wp_nonce_field, or similar) or CSRF token input.Affected if Forms lack nonce or CSRF token fields, or tokens are present but not validated on submission
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Review content rendering for output escapingExamine the plugin's PHP files that output custom content (search for functions like echo, print, or content display routines). Verify that user-submitted content is passed through escaping functions such as esc_html, esc_attr, or wp_kses before output.Affected if Content is output without proper escaping functions, allowing raw HTML/script injection
Your environment is affected if the MD Custom Content plugin is installed with a vulnerable version and its forms lack CSRF token validation, allowing stored XSS injection.
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 WordPress nonces and CSRF token validation on all form submissions in the plugin, and ensure proper output escaping when rendering custom content to prevent XSS.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-23463 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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