CVE-2025-31583
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 Ashish Ajani WP Copy Media URL wp-copy-media-url allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Copy Media URL: from n/a through <= 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 · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Copy Media URL WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to craft malicious requests that result in Stored XSS injection. The lack of anti-CSRF tokens on state-changing operations enables attackers to trick administrators into triggering actions that inject malicious scripts into plugin-stored data.
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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 WP Copy Media URL plugin is installedCheck your WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'wp-copy-media-url' or similar, or query the WordPress database wp_options table for the active_plugins entry.Affected if The plugin folder or database entry exists, meaning the plugin is installed.
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually wp-copy-media-url.php) in a text editor or use grep to search for 'Version:' in the plugin header comments within the plugin directory.Affected if The discovered version falls within any vulnerable version range (compare your version to the affected ranges provided in CVE documentation).
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Confirm state-changing admin actions lack CSRF protectionExamine the plugin PHP files for form submissions or AJAX actions that modify data (insert, update, delete operations). Look for the presence of WordPress nonces (wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer) in those handlers.Affected if State-changing actions (like saving settings, updating media URLs, or modifying plugin data) do not verify nonces, indicating CSRF protection is missing.
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Inspect stored plugin data for injected scriptsQuery the WordPress wp_postmeta or wp_options table for entries with meta_key or option_name containing 'wp_copy_media_url' or similar plugin identifiers. Examine the values for suspicious script tags, iframe elements, or event handlers like onload/onerror.Affected if Stored data contains unsanitized JavaScript code or HTML that could execute in an administrator browser context.
You are affected if the WP Copy Media URL plugin is installed, the installed version lacks CSRF protection in its state-changing operations, and potentially malicious script content exists in plugin-stored data.
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 to a patched version of WP Copy Media URL when available; until then, disable the plugin or implement web application firewall rules to block CSRF attack vectors.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 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.
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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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