CVE-2025-6053
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 · uneditedThe Zuppler Online Ordering plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'zuppler-online-ordering-options' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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 · high confidenceThe Zuppler Online Ordering WordPress plugin fails to validate nonces on the admin settings page (zuppler-online-ordering-options), allowing attackers to forge requests that update plugin settings and potentially inject malicious scripts via stored XSS. This is a classic CSRF vulnerability where missing nonce checks allow unauthenticated attackers to trick administrators into performing unintended actions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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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Locate the Zuppler Online Ordering pluginNavigate to wp-content/plugins/ directory and look for a folder named 'zuppler-online-ordering' or similar. Check the main plugin file (usually index.php or the plugin's primary PHP file) for the version header comment.Affected if The plugin folder exists and contains the Zuppler Online Ordering plugin files.
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file and locate the 'Version:' field in the plugin header comment at the top of the file.Affected if A version number is present in the plugin header.
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Verify the plugin is activeIn the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and check whether 'Zuppler Online Ordering' shows as 'Active'.Affected if The plugin is activated in the WordPress site.
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Inspect the settings page for nonce implementationAccess the plugin settings page at wp-admin/admin.php?page=zuppler-online-ordering-options. View the page source (or examine the form handler code in the plugin) and check if a nonce field is included in the settings form.Affected if The settings form lacks a wp_nonce_field() call or similar nonce verification.
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Check for CSRF protection in the form handlerExamine the PHP file that handles the settings page form submission (usually the same file or an included admin.php). Look for wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() calls before processing settings updates.Affected if No nonce verification function is called before processing settings data.
If the Zuppler Online Ordering plugin is installed, active, and the settings form submission lacks nonce verification, the environment is affected by this CSRF vulnerability.
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 to the latest version of the plugin which includes proper nonce validation. Until a patch is available, avoid clicking suspicious links while logged into the WordPress admin and consider disabling the plugin temporarily.
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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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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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