CVE-2025-23533
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 zetxek WP Lyrics wplyrics allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Lyrics: from n/a through <= 0.4.1.
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 confidenceA CSRF vulnerability in the WP Lyrics plugin (versions <= 0.4.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to trick authenticated administrators into submitting malicious requests that result in stored XSS, potentially compromising the WordPress site and its users.
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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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Confirm WP Lyrics plugin is installedLog in to WordPress admin panel, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'WP Lyrics' in the list. Alternatively, check the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'wp-lyrics' or similar.Affected if The WP Lyrics plugin appears in the installed plugins list, regardless of active/inactive status.
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Identify installed version numberIn the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, click on the WP Lyrics plugin to view its details, or open the main plugin PHP file (e.g., wp-lyrics.php) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comments at the top of the file.Affected if The version displayed is 0.4.1 or any version number lower than 0.4.1.
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Verify the vulnerability conditionCompare your installed version against the affected range: versions 0.4.1 and below are vulnerable. Check the plugin changelog or readme.txt if available to confirm the exact version number.Affected if Your installed version is 0.4.1 or lower.
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Inspect plugin forms and AJAX handlers for nonce validationAccess the plugin files via file manager or FTP, then examine the PHP files handling form submissions and AJAX actions (typically in the main plugin file or an admin/includes folder). Search for 'wp_nonce_field', 'check_admin_referer', or 'check_ajax_referer' function calls within form processing code.Affected if Form handling code lacks nonce validation checks, meaning requests can be forged without the server detecting manipulation.
You are affected if the WP Lyrics plugin is installed and its version is 0.4.1 or lower, combined with missing nonce validation on plugin forms.
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 WP Lyrics to the latest patched version once available; in the interim, implement WordPress nonce validation on all plugin forms and AJAX actions to prevent CSRF exploitation.
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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-2025-23533 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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