CVE-2025-46439
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 Vladimir Prelovac Plugin Central plugin-central allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Plugin Central: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.
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 confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Plugin Central WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into making unintended requests that exploit a path traversal flaw, potentially enabling unauthorized file access or manipulation within the WordPress installation.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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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Verify Plugin Central is installedCheck the WordPress plugin directory for the Plugin Central plugin files, typically at /wp-content/plugins/plugin-central/ or via wp-cli: wp plugin list --name='plugin-central'Affected if Plugin Central plugin files exist in the WordPress installation
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Determine the installed versionRead the main plugin file (e.g., plugin-central.php) and locate the Version header, or run: wp plugin get plugin-central --field=versionAffected if The version number cannot be confirmed as patched (no patched version specified in advisory, so any unpatched version is affected)
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Confirm plugin is activeCheck plugin status via WordPress admin or wp-cli: wp plugin is-active plugin-centralAffected if The plugin is active and running; inactive plugins cannot be exploited
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Inspect the plugin for CSRF protectionExamine the plugin's PHP files for CSRF token validation (look for wp_nonce_field, check_admin_referer, or similar nonce verification) on any file-related action handlersAffected if State-changing file operations lack CSRF token validation, leaving the plugin vulnerable to CSRF attacks
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Check for path traversal vulnerability in file operationsReview the plugin's code for file path handling functions (file_get_contents, file_put_contents, include, require, etc.) and verify all paths are validated with realpath() or sanitizationAffected if File operations accept unsanitized user-controlled paths without proper traversal protection (e.g., ../ sequences not blocked)
User is affected if Plugin Central plugin is installed, active, and lacks CSRF token protection on file operations that are vulnerable to path traversal.
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 to a patched version of Plugin Central when available, or disable the plugin until remediation is possible. Implement CSRF tokens for state-changing actions and validate/sanitize all file path inputs.
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- Review / QA1.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-46439 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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