Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)Weakness · CWE-352

CVE-2025-24714

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-24
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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61/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Wow-Company Bubble Menu – circle floating menu bubble-menu allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Bubble Menu – circle floating menu: from n/a through <= 4.0.2.

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 · high confidence

This is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Bubble Menu WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly validate the origin of requests, allowing attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions such as modifying plugin settings or menu configurations through maliciously crafted links.

MitigationThe plugin should implement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) for all state-changing operations, validate HTTP Referer headers, and add SameSite cookie attributes. Until an official patch is released, administrators should avoid clicking untrusted links while logged in.

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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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the Bubble Menu plugin installation
    Check the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'bubble-menu' or similar. Read the main plugin PHP file (usually index.php or bubble-menu.php) to find the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and the version falls within any known affected range (if disclosed).
  2. Verify absence of nonce validation in admin actions
    Search the plugin's PHP files for wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or nonce verification functions. Check if state-changing admin actions (settings updates, menu configuration changes) include nonce validation before processing.
    Affected if Admin actions process requests without verifying a valid nonce token, allowing attackers to forge requests.
  3. Check for HTTP Referer header validation
    Search the plugin code for referer or origin validation logic, such as checking $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] or $_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN'] before executing admin actions.
    Affected if The plugin does not validate that requests originate from the legitimate admin dashboard.
  4. Inspect cookie configuration for SameSite attribute
    Review the plugin's cookie handling code or test by inspecting HTTP headers when loading the WordPress admin area. Check if cookies set by the plugin include the SameSite attribute.
    Affected if Cookies are set without SameSite attribute, allowing cross-site cookie transmission.
  5. Confirm admin session is exploitable via malicious links
    Test whether clicking a crafted link while authenticated as administrator can trigger unintended plugin settings changes without additional confirmation.
    Affected if Authenticated administrators can be tricked into performing unintended actions through maliciously crafted links.

A user is affected if the Bubble Menu plugin is installed and admin actions lack proper nonce verification, Referer validation, and SameSite cookie protections.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

The plugin should implement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) for all state-changing operations, validate HTTP Referer headers, and add SameSite cookie attributes. Until an official patch is released, administrators should avoid clicking untrusted links while logged in.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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