CVE-2025-25153
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 djjmz Simple Auto Tag simple-auto-tag allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple Auto Tag: from n/a through <= 1.1.
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 confidenceThe Simple Auto Tag plugin <= 1.1 contains a CSRF vulnerability that allows attackers to craft malicious requests that inject Stored XSS payloads into the plugin's settings or content, which then executes in browsers of users viewing the affected pages.
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
- 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 Simple Auto Tag plugin installationCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for the Simple Auto Tag plugin folder, or view installed plugins via the WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins menu.Affected if Simple Auto Tag plugin is installed in WordPress
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Determine plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually simple-auto-tag.php) and locate the Version header in the file comment block, or view the version displayed in the WordPress admin plugins list.Affected if Version is 1.1 or lower
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Inspect plugin settings for XSS payloadsNavigate to the plugin settings page in WordPress admin. Examine all text inputs, textareas, and option fields. Also query the wp_options database table for the plugin's option names and inspect stored values for script tags, javascript: URLs, or HTML/script event attributes.Affected if Stored XSS payloads (script tags, event handlers like onload/onerror, encoded JavaScript) are present in plugin settings or database options
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Audit source code for missing nonce validationExamine the plugin's PHP source code, specifically any functions that process form submissions, handle AJAX requests, or modify plugin settings. Search for wp_nonce_field, wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or nonce verification logic.Affected if Form submissions or state-changing operations lack anti-CSRF nonce verification
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Review for unauthorized configuration changesCheck WordPress audit logs, activity logs, or server access logs for any suspicious POST requests to the plugin admin pages, especially from unexpected IP addresses or referrers.Affected if Unexpected or unauthorized requests to modify plugin settings are logged
Environment is affected if Simple Auto Tag plugin version 1.1 or lower is installed AND stored XSS payloads are found in plugin settings or the plugin lacks nonce validation for state-changing operations.
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 (nonces) for all state-changing operations and ensure all user inputs are properly sanitized before storage and escaped when output to prevent XSS.
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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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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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