CVE-2025-23823
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 jprintf CNZZ&51LA for WordPress cnzz51la-for-wordpress allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects CNZZ&51LA for WordPress: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
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 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the CNZZ&51LA WordPress analytics plugin (versions through 1.0.1). The plugin fails to implement proper anti-CSRF token validation on its administrative actions or AJAX endpoints, allowing authenticated administrators to be tricked into unknowingly executing unwanted requests.
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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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Verify CNZZ&51LA plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'cnzz-51la', 'cnzz51la', or similar variant containing the CNZZ&51LA analytics plugin.Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory.
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Determine installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually the single PHP file in the plugin folder) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block at the top, or check the version defined in the plugin's main file.Affected if The reported version is 1.0.1 or any version lower (e.g., 1.0.0, 0.9.x).
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Inspect admin action handlers for nonce validationSearch the plugin's PHP files for 'wp_verify_nonce', 'check_admin_referer', or 'wp_nonce_field' function calls within the admin action handling functions (functions that process form submissions or admin POST/GET requests).Affected if No nonce verification functions are found in the plugin's administrative action handlers, or the plugin lacks these functions entirely.
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Inspect AJAX endpoints for nonce validationSearch the plugin's PHP files for AJAX handler functions (hooks like 'wp_ajax_*') and check if they include nonce verification using wp_verify_nonce or check_ajax_referer before processing requests.Affected if AJAX endpoints in the plugin do not validate nonces or do not perform any request origin verification.
The environment is affected if the CNZZ&51LA WordPress analytics plugin (version 1.0.1 or lower) is installed and its administrative actions and AJAX endpoints lack WordPress nonce validation.
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 (wp_nonce_field/wp_verify_nonce) on all forms and AJAX handlers within the plugin to validate request origin and intent.
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