CVE-2025-48357
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 Theme Century Century ToolKit century-toolkit allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Century ToolKit: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.
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 · low confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Century ToolKit WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions, such as modifying plugin settings or creating malicious content, by forcing their browser to send authenticated requests.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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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Verify Century ToolKit plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and confirm Century ToolKit is listed as installed and activatedAffected if Century ToolKit plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn Plugins page, click on Century ToolKit details or check the plugin header file to retrieve the version numberAffected if Version is within the range where CSRF protection was missing or insufficient
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Inspect plugin forms for nonce fieldsView page source of any plugin settings or configuration forms, then search for elements containing 'wp_create_nonce' or 'nonce' field namesAffected if Forms lack nonce input fields or the nonce field is missing entirely
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Verify AJAX endpoint nonce validationExamine plugin PHP files for AJAX handlers (admin-ajax.php calls) and check if they include wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer before processing requestsAffected if AJAX endpoints do not perform nonce validation before executing state-changing operations
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Test form submission without nonce tokenSubmit a plugin form request using a tool like curl without including any nonce parameter; observe if the action still processesAffected if The request succeeds and the action is performed without requiring a valid nonce token
The environment is affected if Century ToolKit plugin is installed and its forms or AJAX endpoints lack proper nonce validation, allowing CSRF attacks on authenticated administrators.
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 WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all state-changing forms and AJAX endpoints, and validate the nonce on the server side before processing any requests.
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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-2025-48357 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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