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

CVE-2025-32112

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-04
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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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 OTWthemes Sidebar Manager Light sidebar-manager-light allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Sidebar Manager Light: from n/a through <= 1.18.

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 confidence

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in OTWthemes Sidebar Manager Light plugin (versions <=1.18) allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions by forging malicious requests.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing operations (forms and AJAX endpoints) and validate Origin/Referer headers to prevent forged requests.

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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

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  1. Confirm plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'OTWthemes Sidebar Manager Light' or check the plugin files in /wp-content/plugins/ for a folder containing 'sidebar-manager' or 'otw' in the name
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify installed version
    In WordPress admin plugins list, check the version column for Sidebar Manager Light. Alternatively, open the main plugin PHP file and look for 'Version:' in the plugin header comment
    Affected if Version is 1.18 or lower, or if no version is displayed and the plugin file header lacks version info with known installation date predating the patch
  3. Verify admin access exists
    Check if the current WordPress user has administrator privileges and can access the Sidebar Manager admin pages. Attempt to navigate to the plugin settings page
    Affected if Administrator-level access to WordPress admin exists and the plugin admin interface is accessible
  4. Inspect forms for CSRF protection
    View the source of the plugin's admin pages. Check all forms (POST requests) for a hidden nonce field typically named '_wpnonce' or 'security'. Also check AJAX endpoints for nonce verification
    Affected if Forms and AJAX requests lack nonce token fields or do not verify nonce tokens on submission

User is affected if OTWthemes Sidebar Manager Light plugin version 1.18 or lower is installed, the admin area is accessible, and the plugin's forms/AJAX endpoints lack CSRF token protection.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing operations (forms and AJAX endpoints) and validate Origin/Referer headers to prevent forged requests.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,290
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