CVE-2025-23708
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 Dominic Fallows DF Draggable df-draggable allows Stored XSS.This issue affects DF Draggable: from n/a through <= 1.13.2.
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 confidenceA CSRF vulnerability in the DF Draggable WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.13.2) allows attackers to craft malicious requests that, when triggered by an authenticated administrator, injects and stores malicious scripts (Stored XSS) into the plugin's data. When other users view the affected content, the stored payload executes in their browser.
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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 DF Draggable plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'DF Draggable'. The version number is displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin files in wp-content/plugins/df-draggable/ for a version indicator or readme.txt.Affected if The installed version is 1.13.2 or lower.
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Check plugin data for stored scriptsExamine any database tables or wp_options entries that the DF Draggable plugin uses to store configuration or user-generated content. Look for script tags, javascript: URIs, or on* event handlers (onclick, onerror, etc.) in stored values.Affected if The plugin stores user-controllable data that contains unsanitized script tags or event handlers.
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Verify admin session securityReview WordPress user roles and capabilities. Confirm whether administrator accounts have been accessed from unexpected IP addresses or if session tokens may have been compromised.Affected if An authenticated administrator session was leveraged to trigger the CSRF request.
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Inspect plugin settings pagesNavigate to the DF Draggable plugin settings pages in the WordPress admin panel. Examine any fields where data can be saved or submitted (such as draggable item labels, descriptions, or custom content fields).Affected if The plugin settings accept and store user input without proper sanitization.
You are affected if DF Draggable plugin version 1.13.2 or lower is installed and its stored data contains unsanitized script content that could execute in other users' browsers.
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 to the patched version of DF Draggable when available. Until then, disable the plugin if unnecessary and enforce strict admin session practices to reduce CSRF attack surface.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2025-23708 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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