CVE-2025-52781
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 Beee TinyNav tinynav allows Stored XSS.This issue affects TinyNav: from n/a through <= 1.4.
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 confidenceCSRF vulnerability in Beee TinyNav <=1.4 allows attackers to craft malicious requests that inject stored XSS payloads into the application. The CVSS 7.1 indicates high severity due to the stored XSS impact combined with the low complexity of CSRF attacks.
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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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Identify if Beee TinyNav is installedLocate the TinyNav plugin files in the web application's plugin or module directory, or check the application software inventory for 'TinyNav'Affected if Beee TinyNav software is found in the environment
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Determine the installed version of Beee TinyNavCheck the version information in the plugin header, composer.json, or version file typically located in the TinyNav directory (often in a file like version.php, plugin.xml, or composer.json)Affected if The installed version is 1.4 or any version lower than 1.4
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Verify if CSRF protection is implemented in formsInspect the HTML source of forms within the TinyNav admin interface or public-facing pages; look for hidden input fields containing CSRF tokens (commonly named 'csrf_token', 'nonce', 'token', or 'xsrf')Affected if Forms lack CSRF token fields or the tokens are not validated on the server side
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Check for input validation and sanitization on user-supplied inputReview the server-side code handling form submissions, particularly navigation menu or link input fields; examine how user input is processed before storage in the databaseAffected if User input is stored without proper sanitization (no htmlspecialchars, strip_tags, or other XSS filtering) and no output encoding is applied when rendering stored data
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Confirm the stored XSS attack vector is reachableSubmit a test form request with a benign script tag (e.g., <script>alert(1)</script>) in input fields and verify if the payload is stored and executed when the data is displayed backAffected if The injected script tag executes in the browser when the affected page is loaded, confirming stored XSS vulnerability
The environment is affected if Beee TinyNav version 1.4 or lower is installed AND forms lack CSRF tokens AND user input is not properly sanitized before storage, allowing stored XSS injection via forged requests.
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.
dbcve · scopedImplement CSRF protection via synchronizer tokens and add proper input validation/sanitization to prevent stored XSS injection through forged requests.
Latest version of TinyNav newer than 1.4 (specific version number not available in provided sources)
- 1. Identify the current version of Beee TinyNav plugin/theme in use
- 2. Check the official WordPress repository or vendor source for TinyNav for any version newer than 1.4
- 3. Upgrade to the latest available version of TinyNav (newer than 1.4)
- 4. Verify the upgrade was successful and the plugin/theme is functioning correctly
- 5. Test that the CSRF protection is properly implemented in the updated version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2025-52781 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.
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- 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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