CVE-2025-46495
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 tomontoast Drop Caps drop-caps allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Drop Caps: from n/a through <= 2.1.
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 confidenceA CSRF vulnerability in the tomontoast Drop Caps WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.1) allows attackers to craft malicious requests that, when triggered by an authenticated administrator, inject and store malicious JavaScript code (Stored XSS) into the plugin's settings or content display. The lack of anti-CSRF tokens enables attackers to trick administrators into submitting unintended requests that persist the XSS payload.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 the installed plugin versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate the 'Drop Caps' (or 'tomontoast Drop Caps') plugin, and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, inspect the plugin's main PHP file (typically in wp-content/plugins/drop-caps/ or wp-content/plugins/tomontoast-drop-caps/) and look for the 'Version:' header comment.Affected if The installed version is 2.1 or lower.
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, verify that the Drop Caps plugin shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive'.Affected if The plugin is active and the version is 2.1 or lower.
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Inspect plugin code for CSRF protectionAccess the plugin files via file manager or FTP. Open the main plugin PHP file and search for 'wp_nonce_field', 'wp_verify_nonce', 'nonce', or 'csrf' strings. Also check any form handlers or settings pages for the presence of nonce verification logic.Affected if No nonce or CSRF token validation is found in the plugin code, and the version is 2.1 or lower.
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Review plugin settings for stored XSSNavigate to the plugin's settings page in WordPress admin (usually under Settings > Drop Caps or a dedicated menu item). Examine all input fields and saved configurations for any unexpected script tags, event handlers, or suspicious JavaScript code that may have been injected.Affected if Unexpected script content or HTML tags are present in plugin settings.
A user is affected if the Drop Caps plugin is active, installed at version 2.1 or lower, and lacks CSRF nonce protection in its code or settings handlers.
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 dataUpgrade to the latest version of the Drop Caps plugin which includes CSRF token validation; alternatively, disable the plugin until a patch is available. Implement strict origin validation and use nonces for all state-changing operations.
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