CVE-2025-24716
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 Herd Effects mwp-herd-effect allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Herd Effects: from n/a through <= 6.2.1.
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 · high confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Wow-Company Herd Effects WordPress plugin (mwp-herd-effect) version 6.2.1 and below allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended state-changing actions by tricking them into submitting malicious 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
- 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 mwp-herd-effect plugin and identify its versionAccess your WordPress admin panel, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and find the 'Herd Effects' plugin by Wow-Company. Note the version number displayed. Alternatively, if you have file system access, open the plugin main file (usually /wp-content/plugins/mwp-herd-effect/header.php or similar) and check the 'Version:' field in the plugin comment header.Affected if The installed version is 6.2.1 or lower.
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Verify the plugin is actively installed on your WordPress siteCheck your WordPress plugins directory for a folder named 'mwp-herd-effect' or search for the plugin name 'Herd Effects' in your WordPress admin Plugins page.Affected if The plugin appears in your installed plugins list.
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Confirm the plugin contains state-changing functionalityExamine the plugin files (particularly PHP files in the plugin directory) for forms that submit data to the server or AJAX handlers that modify content, database entries, or site settings. Look for PHP files containing form tags with POST method or WordPress AJAX hooks (add_action('wp_ajax_...')).Affected if The plugin contains forms or AJAX endpoints that perform state-changing operations.
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Inspect code for missing anti-CSRF token implementationSearch the plugin PHP files for the presence of WordPress nonce functions. Look for wp_nonce_field, wp_create_nonce, or check_admin_referer in files handling form submissions or AJAX requests. Also verify that wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer is called before processing.Affected if State-changing forms or AJAX handlers exist without nonce verification code (wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or wp_nonce_field calls are absent).
Your environment is affected if the Herd Effects plugin is installed with version 6.2.1 or lower and contains forms or AJAX endpoints that handle state-changing operations without CSRF token 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 anti-CSRF tokens (WordPress nonces) on all forms and AJAX endpoints that perform state-changing operations, and verify these nonces on the server side before processing requests.
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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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