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

CVE-2025-32591

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-09
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 Kevon Adonis WP Abstracts wp-abstracts-manuscripts-manager allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP Abstracts: from n/a through <= 2.7.5.

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 the WP Abstracts plugin allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended actions by tricking them into submitting malicious requests. The wp-abstracts-manuscripts-manager component lacks proper anti-CSRF token validation, enabling attackers to forge requests on behalf of logged-in administrators.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) for state-changing operations in the wp-abstracts-manuscripts-manager and add referrer/reorigin validation to verify request legitimacy.

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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 checks

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  1. Verify WP Abstracts plugin is installed
    Access the WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and locate the WP Abstracts plugin. Note the installed version from the plugin details.
    Affected if The plugin is installed without knowing if the version is patched, proceed to further checks.
  2. Confirm wp-abstracts-manuscripts-manager component is active
    Check if the manuscripts manager functionality is enabled. This may appear as a menu item or submodule within the WP Abstracts settings, or be accessible via /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-abstracts-manuscripts or similar URL path.
    Affected if The manuscripts manager component is present and accessible to administrators.
  3. Inspect manuscripts manager code for nonce validation
    Access the plugin files via FTP or file manager. Locate the file handling manuscripts manager operations (typically named something like class-abstracts-manuscripts.php or within an includes/ folder). Search for 'wp_verify_nonce', 'check_admin_referer', or 'nonce' verification calls within functions that handle state-changing actions (add, edit, delete, submit, update).
    Affected if No nonce verification functions are found in the manuscripts manager handling code.
  4. Check forms for CSRF token fields
    Access the manuscripts manager interface as an administrator. View the page source or inspect form elements for any input field containing '_wpnonce', 'nonce', or similar token names. Check all forms (add manuscript, edit, bulk actions, settings).
    Affected if Forms handling manuscript operations lack CSRF token input fields.
  5. Verify referrer/origin validation is present
    Examine the plugin code for 'check_ajax_referer', 'wp_referer_field', or origin/referer header validation logic in the manuscripts manager processing functions.
    Affected if No referrer or origin validation code exists for state-changing requests.

A user is affected if the WP Abstracts plugin is installed with the manuscripts manager component active and the code lacks nonce verification and referrer validation for manuscript operations.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) for state-changing operations in the wp-abstracts-manuscripts-manager and add referrer/reorigin validation to verify request legitimacy.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest version of WP Abstracts (greater than 2.7.5) from the official WordPress plugin repository or vendor source

  1. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard for the affected site
  2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Locate the WP Abstracts plugin
  4. Check if an update is available (compare current version to latest available)
  5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to the latest version
  6. After updating, verify the plugin version is greater than 2.7.5
  7. Test critical functionality to ensure the update did not break any features
Caveat Standard practice recommends testing updates in a staging environment before deploying to production; minor version updates typically have low breaking change risk

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $890
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