CVE-2025-48085
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 ZIPANG Simple Stripe simple-stripe allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple Stripe: from n/a through <= 0.9.17.
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 confidenceCSRF vulnerability in the Simple Stripe WordPress plugin enables attackers to trick authenticated administrators into submitting malicious requests that inject XSS payloads. The stored XSS persists and executes when other users or administrators view the affected pages.
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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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Verify Simple Stripe plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory at wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'simple-stripe' or similar, or view the installed plugins list in wp-admin > Plugins.Affected if The Simple Stripe plugin is installed and active in WordPress.
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (e.g., simple-stripe.php) and locate the version defined in the plugin header comment, or check the version in the WordPress plugins admin page.Affected if The installed version lacks CSRF nonce validation on form handling code.
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Locate form submission handlersSearch plugin source files for form processing functions (POST/GET handlers, admin_init actions, or AJAX endpoints) that handle user input without checking for a nonce token.Affected if Form handlers exist without nonce verification (e.g., missing wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer calls).
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Verify input sanitization on form dataInspect the form handlers to confirm that user-supplied input is sanitized using functions like sanitize_text_field, esc_html, or esc_attr before storage or output.Affected if Input fields are processed and stored without sanitization functions, allowing malicious script injection.
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Confirm output escaping on displayed dataCheck template files or output functions that render stored plugin data to ensure they use escaping functions (esc_html, esc_attr, esc_js) when displaying user input.Affected if Stored data is output without proper escaping, enabling stored XSS execution when viewed.
Your environment is affected if the Simple Stripe plugin is installed and its form submission/AJAX handlers lack CSRF nonce validation combined with proper input sanitization and output escaping.
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 CSRF token (nonce) validation on all form submissions and AJAX endpoints, combined with proper input sanitization and output escaping to prevent stored XSS injection.
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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-2025-48085 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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