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

CVE-2025-48284

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-19
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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61/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 shohei.tanaka Japanized For WooCommerce woocommerce-for-japan allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Japanized For WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 2.6.40.

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 Japanized For WooCommerce plugin (versions up to 2.6.40) allows remote attackers to induce authenticated administrators or users to perform unintended actions (such as modifying settings or processing orders) by crafting malicious requests that the victim's browser submits automatically due to missing or insufficient anti-CSRF token validation.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all state-changing forms and AJAX endpoints, and configure SameSite attribute on session cookies to prevent cross-origin request forgery.

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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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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 Japanized For WooCommerce plugin is installed
    Log into WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Japanized For WooCommerce' in the list of active plugins.
    Affected if Plugin is installed and active, making the CSRF attack surface available
  2. Check installed plugin version
    In the Plugins list, locate Japanized For WooCommerce and note the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Compare this version against '2.6.40' - any version up to and including 2.6.40 is within the affected range.
    Affected if Installed version is 2.6.40 or lower
  3. Confirm admin/user access is enabled
    Verify that the WordPress site has active user registration or that administrator accounts exist and can access the WooCommerce admin panel. CSRF requires an authenticated session to exploit.
    Affected if Authenticated administrators or users can access the WooCommerce dashboard
  4. Inspect forms for nonce token presence
    View the source of Japanized For WooCommerce settings pages in the admin panel (WooCommerce > Settings > Japanized). Right-click > View Page Source and search for 'wpnonce' or '_wp_nonce' fields in forms that modify settings or process orders.
    Affected if Forms handling state-changing actions lack nonce fields or have insufficient token validation

User is affected if Japanized For WooCommerce is installed with version 2.6.40 or lower and authenticated administrators or users can access the plugin's admin interface.

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) on all state-changing forms and AJAX endpoints, and configure SameSite attribute on session cookies to prevent cross-origin request forgery.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest version of Japanized For WooCommerce (after 2.6.40) - check WordPress plugin repository for current stable release

  1. Check the WordPress admin dashboard for plugin updates under Plugins > All Plugins
  2. Update Japanized For WooCommerce to the latest available version
  3. Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version in Plugins > Installed Plugins
  4. Ensure WordPress security features (like nonces) are properly implemented in custom code that interacts with this plugin

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

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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