CVE-2025-30995
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 OTWthemes Widgetize Pages Light widgetize-pages-light allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Widgetize Pages Light: from n/a through <= 3.0.
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 in the Widgetize Pages Light WordPress plugin allows attackers to craft malicious requests that result in Stored XSS. The lack of proper CSRF tokens on admin forms permits attackers to inject malicious scripts that persist and execute when other users view the affected pages.
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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 Widgetize Pages Light is installedCheck your WordPress plugins directory or the Plugins page in the admin dashboard to confirm the plugin is activeAffected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Determine the installed plugin versionNavigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in WordPress admin, find 'Widgetize Pages Light', and compare the version number against the latest available version on the WordPress plugin repository or the vendor's release notesAffected if The installed version lacks CSRF protection updates (version prior to the patch)
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Inspect admin form code for nonce verificationAccess the plugin files via file manager or FTP, locate admin form handlers (typically in an 'admin' folder), and search for 'wp_nonce_field', 'wp_nonce', or 'check_admin_referer' function calls within form processing logicAffected if Admin forms process requests without verifying WordPress nonces or CSRF tokens
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Check AJAX handlers for nonce validationLocate AJAX action handlers in the plugin (search for 'add_action' with 'wp_ajax'), verify each handler includes nonce verification using 'check_ajax_referer' or 'wp_verify_nonce'Affected if AJAX actions lack nonce verification and can be triggered via CSRF
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Identify stored XSS injection pointsReview form handlers and shortcode/Widget output code for proper use of sanitization functions (esc_html, esc_attr, sanitize_text_field) and output escaping (esc_html, esc_attr) when rendering stored dataAffected if User-supplied input is stored and displayed without proper sanitization and escaping, allowing persistent script execution
A user is affected if the Widgetize Pages Light plugin is active and its admin forms or AJAX handlers process requests without verifying CSRF tokens, combined with insufficient input sanitization allowing stored XSS.
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 on all admin forms and AJAX actions to prevent CSRF attacks, combined with proper input sanitization and output escaping to prevent the stored XSS. Update the plugin to the latest version if available.
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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.
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