CVE-2025-58854
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 Samer Bechara Ultimate AJAX Login ultimate-ajax-login allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Ultimate AJAX Login: 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 · moderate confidenceCSRF vulnerability in the Ultimate AJAX Login WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.2.1) allows attackers to craft malicious requests that execute without the user's consent. The vulnerability also enables reflected XSS, potentially allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in victim's browsers, leading to session hijacking or credential theft.
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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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Confirm plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and verify 'Ultimate AJAX Login' appears in the installed plugins listAffected if plugin is installed and active
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Identify installed versionIn Plugins list, click on the plugin to view details, or check the plugin header comment in the main plugin PHP file (typically wp-content/plugins/ultimate-ajax-login/ultimate-ajax-login.php) for the Version fieldAffected if version number is 1.2.1 or lower
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Verify CSRF protection is missingExamine the plugin's PHP source code for form submissions and AJAX handlers. Search for 'wp_nonce_field', 'wp_verify_nonce', or 'check_admin_referer' functions around state-changing operations (login, logout, settings updates)Affected if no nonce verification is found in form handling or AJAX action callbacks
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Check for reflected XSS vulnerabilityTest the plugin's login form and redirect parameters. Submit a test payload like '<script>alert(1)</script>' in the redirect_to or callback parameters and inspect if the value is reflected unsanitized in the HTTP responseAffected if unsanitized user input appears verbatim in the page output
User is affected if the Ultimate AJAX Login plugin version is 1.2.1 or lower, and the plugin lacks nonce verification on forms and reflects user input without sanitization.
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 dataUpdate the Ultimate AJAX Login plugin to the latest patched version beyond 1.2.1. If no update is available, implement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all state-changing forms and actions, and sanitize output to prevent reflected XSS.
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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-2025-58854 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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