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

CVE-2025-49895

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-16
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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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 iThemes ServerBuddy by PluginBuddy.Com allows Object Injection.This issue affects ServerBuddy by PluginBuddy.Com: from n/a through 1.0.5.

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 confidence

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in iThemes ServerBuddy plugin allows authenticated attackers to forge requests that trigger PHP object injection, potentially leading to remote code execution if suitable magic methods exist in the application.

MitigationImplement WordPress nonces on all forms and AJAX actions; validate nonce tokens before processing any state-changing requests; consider disabling the plugin until a patched version is available.

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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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 checks

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  1. Locate iThemes ServerBuddy plugin files
    Check the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins) for a folder named 'serverbuddy' or similar iThemes ServerBuddy installation
    Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
  2. Read the plugin version
    Open the main plugin file (usually serverbuddy.php or index.php inside the plugin folder) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block
    Affected if The installed version matches or falls within the affected version range (compare your version to the known vulnerable versions)
  3. Verify plugin is active
    Query the WordPress options table (wp_options) for the option_name 'active_plugins', or use WP-CLI: wp plugin list --status=active --format=json
    Affected if ServerBuddy appears in the list of active plugins
  4. Check for nonce implementation
    Examine the plugin PHP files that handle form submissions or AJAX actions; look for wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() calls before processing requests
    Affected if No nonce verification is found on state-changing actions, indicating the CSRF protection is missing

The environment is affected if iThemes ServerBuddy plugin is installed, active, and lacks proper CSRF nonce validation on vulnerable endpoints, allowing object injection via forged authenticated requests

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement WordPress nonces on all forms and AJAX actions; validate nonce tokens before processing any state-changing requests; consider disabling the plugin until a patched version is available.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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