CVE-2025-32479
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 ab-tools Flags Widget flags-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Flags Widget: from n/a through <= 1.0.7.
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 confidenceA CSRF vulnerability in the ab-tools Flags Widget (versions up to 1.0.7) allows attackers to craft malicious requests that inject XSS payloads. Because this leads to stored XSS, the malicious script is persisted and executes whenever users view the affected flag content.
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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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Identify ab-tools Flags Widget installationLocate the Flags Widget component in your application codebase or plugin directory. Common paths may include /plugins/flags-widget, /widgets/flags, or similar. Check package.json, composer.json, or the application's plugin registry for 'ab-tools' or 'Flags Widget'.Affected if The ab-tools Flags Widget component is present in your environment
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Determine installed versionRead the version number from the widget's package.json, composer.json, README, or version file. Compare it to the affected range: versions 1.0.7 and below are vulnerable.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.7 or any earlier version
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Verify flag content input is enabledInspect the application's configuration or database to confirm that user-generated flag content can be created or modified. Check for flag creation/modification forms, API endpoints for flags, or database tables storing flag data.Affected if Flag content input functionality is enabled and accessible to users
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Check for CSRF protection on flag endpointsReview the source code for state-changing endpoints related to flags (create, update, delete). Look for anti-CSRF token validation or SameSite cookie attributes on requests that modify flag data.Affected if No CSRF token validation exists on flag modification endpoints, meaning attackers can forge requests on behalf of authenticated users
You are affected if the ab-tools Flags Widget is installed at version 1.0.7 or below, flag content input is enabled, and CSRF protection is missing from flag modification endpoints.
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 anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing endpoints in the Flags Widget, sanitize and validate all flag content inputs, and apply context-aware output encoding when rendering flags to prevent XSS execution.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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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- 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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