CVE-2025-62117
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 Jayce53 EasyIndex easyindex allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects EasyIndex: from n/a through <= 1.1.1704.
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 confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the EasyIndex plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. The lack of proper anti-CSRF token validation on state-changing requests enables malicious actors to forge requests on behalf of victims.
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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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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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Verify EasyIndex plugin is installedAccess your CMS/plugin admin panel and look for the EasyIndex plugin in the list of installed plugins, or check the plugin directory on the server for an 'easyindex' folder.Affected if The EasyIndex plugin appears in the installed plugins list or the easyindex directory exists on the server.
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Identify the installed EasyIndex versionCheck the plugin's main file header (usually easyindex.php or similar) for a 'Version:' comment, or look for a version constant defined in the plugin code.Affected if A version number is found in the plugin files and can be compared to any official advisory for this CVE.
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Examine state-changing endpoints for CSRF tokensReview the plugin source code for forms and AJAX actions that modify data (add, edit, delete, update settings). Look for the presence of a token field (often named 'nonce', 'csrf_token', or 'security') in form markup and its validation in the server-side handler.Affected if State-changing operations (form actions, AJAX calls that modify data) do not include a hidden token field or the handler does not validate a nonce/token before processing.
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Verify server-side token validation existsSearch the plugin PHP files for functions that validate CSRF tokens (commonly check_admin_referer, wp_verify_nonce, verify_nonce, or custom validation logic) in the handlers for state-changing requests.Affected if No token validation call is found before executing state-changing operations, or validation is present but improperly implemented (e.g., always returns true).
You are affected if the EasyIndex plugin is installed and its state-changing requests lack proper anti-CSRF token generation and server-side validation.
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 dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing operations and validate tokens server-side; consider SameSite cookie attributes as additional defense.
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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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- 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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