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

CVE-2025-6054

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-23
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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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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
The YANewsflash plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'yanewsflash/yanewsflash.php' 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 confidence

The YANewsflash WordPress plugin lacks proper nonce validation in yanewsflash/yanewsflash.php, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge administrative requests. This CSRF vulnerability enables attackers to modify plugin settings and inject malicious scripts by tricking administrators into clicking crafted links.

MitigationUpdate to a patched version of the plugin when available, and ensure all admin action handlers implement WordPress nonce verification using check_admin_referer() or wp_verify_nonce().

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm YANewsflash plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for YANewsflash, or check for the /wp-content/plugins/yanewsflash/ directory on the filesystem
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    Check the plugin header in yanewsflash/yanewsflash.php for the 'Version' comment, or view the plugin details in WordPress admin Plugins page
    Affected if Version is unknown or lower than the patched version (compare against any available security advisory)
  3. Locate the vulnerable file
    Verify the file /wp-content/plugins/yanewsflash/yanewsflash.php exists and is readable
    Affected if The file exists and is accessible to the web server
  4. Check for missing nonce validation in admin action handlers
    Search the yanewsflash.php file for action handlers (functions that handle admin POST/GET requests) and verify they call check_admin_referer() or wp_verify_nonce() before processing requests
    Affected if Admin action functions exist without WordPress nonce verification (check_admin_referer, wp_verify_nonce, or wp_nonce_field are absent)
  5. Verify the plugin exposes settings modification endpoints
    Review the plugin code for any settings update, save, or configuration functions that handle $_POST or $_GET requests without nonce checks
    Affected if Settings modification functions handle admin requests without nonce validation

The environment is affected if the YANewsflash plugin is installed and its admin action handlers in yanewsflash.php lack WordPress nonce verification (check_admin_referer or wp_verify_nonce).

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to a patched version of the plugin when available, and ensure all admin action handlers implement WordPress nonce verification using check_admin_referer() or wp_verify_nonce().

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest version after 1.0.3 (check wordpress.org for current patched release)

  1. Check if YANewsflash plugin has an available update in the WordPress plugin repository
  2. If an update is available, navigate to Dashboard > Updates in WordPress admin
  3. Select YANewsflash plugin and click 'Update Now'
  4. Alternatively, manually update by downloading the latest version from wordpress.org/plugins/yanewsflash
  5. After updating, verify the nonce validation has been implemented in the plugin's code at yanewsflash/yanewsflash.php

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,420
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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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