CVE-2025-23649
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 Kreg Steppe Auphonic Importer auphonic-importer allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Auphonic Importer: from n/a through <= 1.5.1.
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 confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Auphonic Importer plugin allows attackers to craft malicious requests that result in Stored XSS. When an authenticated user visits a specially crafted page or clicks a malicious link, the attacker's payload is stored in the application and executes whenever other users view the affected 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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Locate Auphonic Importer plugin filesCheck your site's plugin directory (typically wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'auphonic-importer' or similar. List all plugins and look for Auphonic-related names.Affected if The plugin folder exists in the plugins directory.
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Identify the installed versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (often named plugin-name.php or index.php inside the plugin folder) and look for a version comment or constant near the top of the file. Alternatively, check the plugin header for 'Version:' information.Affected if You cannot determine the version, or the version is older than the current stable release available from the vendor.
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Verify if the plugin is activeIn the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and check whether Auphonic Importer is listed as Active, or query the wp_options table for the 'active_plugins' option.Affected if The plugin shows as Active in the admin or the 'active_plugins' option contains the plugin.
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Inspect plugin forms for CSRF protectionNavigate to the Auphonic Importer settings page in the admin panel. View the page source (right-click > View Page Source) and search for forms. Check if each form contains an input field with a name like 'csrf', 'token', 'nonce', or similar, or inspect the request headers for CSRF token validation.Affected if Forms on the Auphonic Importer settings page lack CSRF token fields or nonce parameters.
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Review stored content for unexpected scriptsCheck any content areas where Auphonic Importer stores or processes data (such as post meta, options, or imported content). Query the database for suspicious script tags or javascript: URIs in fields associated with the plugin.Affected if Unexpected JavaScript code is found stored in plugin-related database entries.
If the Auphonic Importer plugin is installed, active, and its forms lack CSRF token protection, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2025-23649.
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 on all state-changing forms and validate Origin/Referer headers. Additionally, apply proper output encoding and input validation to prevent Stored XSS execution of malicious payloads.
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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-2025-23649 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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