CVE-2025-31569
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 wp-buy wordpress related Posts with thumbnails related-posts-list-grid-and-slider-all-in-one allows Stored XSS.This issue affects wordpress related Posts with thumbnails: from n/a through <= 3.0.0.1.
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 confidenceA CSRF vulnerability in the related-posts-list-grid-and-slider-all-in-one WordPress plugin allows authenticated administrators to be tricked into submitting malicious requests, resulting in stored XSS. Attackers can craft malicious links that, when clicked by a logged-in admin, inject persistent JavaScript payloads into the plugin's related posts configuration.
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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Verify the plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Related Posts List Grid and Slider - All in One' or check the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder containing 'related-posts' in the nameAffected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check the installed plugin versionIn Plugins list, find the plugin and note the version number displayed; compare this version to the version that includes the fix (check WordPress plugin repository for the patched version)Affected if The installed version is older than the patched version and therefore lacks CSRF nonce protection
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Inspect plugin settings for stored XSSNavigate to the plugin's settings page (usually under Posts or a dedicated Related Posts menu) and examine fields like 'Custom CSS', 'Title', or any text input fields for unexpected script tags, iframe elements, or encoded JavaScript payloadsAffected if The configuration contains suspicious HTML or JavaScript code that was not intentionally added by an administrator
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Review WordPress activity logs for admin actionsCheck WordPress audit logs, activity logs from security plugins, or server access logs for POST requests to the plugin's admin-ajax.php or options.php endpoint originating from unexpected IP addresses or containing anomalous parameter valuesAffected if There are admin actions on the plugin settings from unexpected sources or at unusual times
A user is affected if the related-posts-list-grid-and-slider-all-in-one plugin is installed with a version predating the CSRF fix and either contains suspicious script injections in its configuration or shows anomalous admin action patterns in logs.
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 dataUpdate the plugin to the latest version which includes CSRF protection via nonce tokens and request origin validation. Until patched, monitor admin actions and warn users against clicking untrusted links.
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-31569 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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