CVE-2025-6063
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 XiSearch bar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'xisearch-key-config' 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 XiSearch bar WordPress plugin lacks proper nonce validation on its 'xisearch-key-config' settings page, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge administrative requests. This CSRF vulnerability enables attackers to modify plugin settings and inject malicious scripts by tricking site administrators into clicking crafted links.
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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Confirm XiSearch bar plugin is installedGo to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and look for 'XiSearch bar' or 'xisearch' in the installed plugins listAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Identify the installed plugin versionClick on the XiSearch bar plugin from the Plugins page to view version details, or check the plugin directory wp-content/plugins/xisearch/ for a version number in the main PHP file or readme.txtAffected if A version number is found and can be compared against any patched release
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Verify the xisearch-key-config settings page existsIn WordPress admin, look for XiSearch-related menu items and navigate to the 'xisearch-key-config' or similar key configuration settings pageAffected if The settings page is present and accessible in the admin panel
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Check for unauthorized plugin setting changesReview the plugin settings for any unexpected or suspicious modifications, particularly any stored scripts or unusual key/value configurationsAffected if Settings have been altered from their expected values or contain suspicious content
If the XiSearch bar plugin is installed and its admin settings page is accessible, the environment is potentially vulnerable to CVE-2025-6063 CSRF attacks.
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 · scopedUpdate to a patched version of the plugin once released. Site administrators should avoid clicking untrusted links until the vulnerability is remediated.
version 2.7 or later
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Locate the XiSearch bar plugin
- Check if an update is available for the plugin
- Update the plugin to the latest available version (version 2.7 or later)
- Verify the update was successful by confirming the new version number
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-6063 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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