CVE-2025-31585
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 leadfox Leadfox for WordPress leadfox allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Leadfox for WordPress: from n/a through <= 2.1.9.
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 confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Leadfox WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.1.9) allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended state-changing actions (such as modifying lead data or plugin settings) by leveraging the user's active session.
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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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Confirm Leadfox plugin installation and versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find Leadfox, or check the plugin main file header for the Version fieldAffected if The plugin is installed and the version listed is 2.1.9 or lower
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Identify plugin entry point fileLocate the main Leadfox plugin PHP file (typically leadfox.php or similar in wp-content/plugins/leadfox/) and read the version declared in the plugin header commentAffected if Version check confirms <= 2.1.9
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List state-changing admin actionsSearch plugin PHP files for action hooks that modify data (such as save_post, admin_post_, wp_ajax_, and custom actions handling lead or settings modifications)Affected if State-changing hooks exist in the plugin without corresponding nonce verification calls (wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer)
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Inspect AJAX endpoints for nonce validationSearch plugin files for wp_ajax_ hooks and examine each handler to see if it calls wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() before processing the requestAffected if AJAX handlers exist that process requests without validating a nonce token
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Check form handlers for CSRF protectionSearch plugin files for form processing code (handle leads, update settings, create/update/delete operations) and verify each uses nonce field verificationAffected if Form submission handlers are found that do not validate nonces before performing state changes
You are affected if the Leadfox plugin is installed at version 2.1.9 or lower and contains any state-changing operations (forms, AJAX endpoints, or admin actions) that process requests without verifying a nonce token.
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 state-changing operations (forms, AJAX endpoints, admin actions) and validate the nonce on submission; additionally, consider adding SameSite attribute to session cookies.
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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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