CVE-2025-52783
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 themelocation Change Cart button Colors WooCommerce wc-style allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Change Cart button Colors WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.0.
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 the Change Cart button Colors WooCommerce plugin (wc-style) allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through stored XSS. The plugin lacks anti-CSRF tokens on forms handling cart button color settings, enabling authenticated administrators to be tricked into submitting crafted requests that store malicious JavaScript in the plugin's settings.
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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 the Change Cart button Colors plugin is installedCheck your WordPress plugins directory or WooCommerce plugin list for 'Change Cart button Colors' or 'wc-style'Affected if The plugin named 'Change Cart button Colors' or 'wc-style' is present in the WordPress/WooCommerce installation
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Determine the installed plugin versionAccess the WordPress admin panel under Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate the version number for 'Change Cart button Colors' or check the plugin's main PHP file for the Version headerAffected if The installed version falls within any vulnerable version range or is unknown/unpatched
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Verify if the cart button color settings forms lack anti-CSRF protectionInspect the plugin source code (typically in includes/admin or similar directories) and examine form handlers for cart button color settings; look for wp_nonce_field, verify_nonce, or CSRF token validation in the PHP files handling these settingsAffected if The forms handling cart button color settings (e.g., button color, background color, text color options) contain no nonce verification or token validation logic
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Inspect stored plugin settings for malicious scriptsAccess WordPress database tables (typically wp_options) and query for plugin-related settings (look for options containing 'wc_style', 'cart_button_color', or similar); examine the stored values for any unexpected script tags, javascript: URIs, or encoded malicious contentAffected if The plugin settings database entries contain unsanitized script tags, event handlers, or other XSS payloads in color-related fields
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Check WordPress activity logs for suspicious form submissionsReview server access logs and WordPress audit logs for POST requests to the plugin's settings admin page that originated from unexpected referrers or contain anomalous parameter values in color fieldsAffected if There are form submission logs to the plugin settings that contain XSS payloads or originated from external/tricked administrators
A user is affected if the Change Cart button Colors (wc-style) plugin is installed and its cart button color settings forms lack anti-CSRF token validation, allowing stored XSS payloads to be injected into the plugin settings.
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 dataIf a patched version is unavailable, implement anti-CSRF tokens on all form submissions and add proper input sanitization and output encoding for the color settings to prevent stored XSS; alternatively, remove the plugin until a secure version is available.
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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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