CVE-2025-4194
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 · uneditedThe AlT Monitoring plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'ALT_Monitoring_edit' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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 confidenceThe AlT Monitoring WordPress plugin lacks proper nonce validation on its settings page (ALT_Monitoring_edit), allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge administrative requests. By tricking a logged-in administrator into clicking a malicious link, an attacker can update plugin settings and inject persistent malicious scripts (XSS) that execute in the admin dashboard.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 if AlT Monitoring plugin is installedCheck for the plugin directory at wp-content/plugins/alt-monitoring/ or look for 'AlT Monitoring' in the WordPress admin plugins listAffected if The plugin directory or listing exists in the WordPress installation
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Check the installed version of AlT MonitoringOpen the main plugin file (usually alt-monitoring.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block, or check the plugin row in the WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if The version number displayed is lower than the patched version (if known) or cannot be verified to have nonce validation
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Locate the ALT_Monitoring_edit functionalitySearch the plugin source code for 'ALT_Monitoring_edit' string, typically in the admin settings handling codeAffected if The function or action handler named ALT_Monitoring_edit exists in the plugin code
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Inspect nonce validation on the affected admin actionExamine the code handling ALT_Monitoring_edit (often in admin-init or similar hooks). Look for wp_verify_nonce(), check_admin_referer(), or nonce_field() calls before processing the settings updateAffected if No nonce verification (wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer) is found before the settings update logic executes
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Verify if settings can be submitted without valid nonceAttempt to access the plugin settings page and inspect the HTML forms for nonce fields. Check if the form includes a hidden nonce input (typically with name '_wpnonce' or similar)Affected if The settings form lacks a proper nonce field, or the nonce is not validated server-side before processing changes
A user is affected if the AlT Monitoring plugin is installed and the settings page lacks proper nonce validation on the ALT_Monitoring_edit functionality, allowing forged administrative requests.
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 the plugin to a version that implements proper nonce validation on all admin actions and forms, or implement nonce checks on the ALT_Monitoring_edit functionality until an update is available.
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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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