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

CVE-2025-31402

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-09
Mitigation only
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
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 NewsBoard Plugin NewsBoard Post and RSS Scroller newsboard allows Stored XSS.This issue affects NewsBoard Post and RSS Scroller: from n/a through <= 1.2.12.

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

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the NewsBoard Plugin (NewsBoard Post and RSS Scroller <= 1.2.12) allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions that result in Stored XSS. The lack of CSRF token validation enables malicious requests to be forged on behalf of logged-in users, leading to persistent script execution.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens and proper request validation in all admin actions, combined with robust input sanitization and output encoding to prevent the stored XSS. Update to a patched version if available from the vendor.

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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 checks

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

  1. Confirm NewsBoard plugin is installed
    Access the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'NewsBoard Post and RSS Scroller' or 'NewsBoard Plugin' in the list of active plugins.
    Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated.
  2. Identify the installed version
    In the Plugins list, locate the NewsBoard plugin entry. The version number is displayed beneath the plugin name. Compare this version against the affected range: any version 1.2.12 or lower is within the affected range.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.2.12 or lower.
  3. Check for CSRF token validation in admin actions
    Inspect the main plugin PHP file (typically named newsboard.php or similar in wp-content/plugins/newsboard/). Search for 'nonce' or 'wp_verify_nonce' function calls within the admin action handlers. Look for the presence of proper token validation before processing any settings or post data.
    Affected if The plugin code lacks nonce verification or CSRF token checks in its admin form handlers (no wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or similar calls found).
  4. Verify the XSS vulnerability exists
    Examine how user-supplied input (such as in plugin settings, post titles, or feed content) is handled. Check if data is stored and displayed without proper sanitization (looking for functions like esc_html, esc_attr, or sanitization functions) and output encoding.
    Affected if User input is stored and rendered without sanitization or output encoding, which would indicate the stored XSS component is present.

The environment is affected if the NewsBoard plugin version is 1.2.12 or lower and the plugin code does not implement CSRF token validation in its admin action handlers.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens and proper request validation in all admin actions, combined with robust input sanitization and output encoding to prevent the stored XSS. Update to a patched version if available from the vendor.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Update to the latest version of NewsBoard plugin (version > 1.2.12)

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Find the NewsBoard (NewsBoard Post and RSS Scroller) plugin
  4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to update to the latest version
  5. After updating, verify the plugin is functioning correctly
  6. Ensure WordPress nonce verification and security best practices are implemented in custom code that interacts with the plugin
Caveat Review plugin settings after update as minor configuration changes may occur with plugin updates

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
25.0 hours of engineering $4,400
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