CVE-2025-24714
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 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 confidenceThis 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.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the Bubble Menu plugin installationCheck 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).
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Verify absence of nonce validation in admin actionsSearch 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.
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Check for HTTP Referer header validationSearch 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.
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Inspect cookie configuration for SameSite attributeReview 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.
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Confirm admin session is exploitable via malicious linksTest 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.
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 dataThe 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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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-2025-24714 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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