CVE-2025-69021
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 Ays Pro Popup box ays-popup-box allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Popup box: from n/a through <= 6.0.7.
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 Ays Pro Popup box plugin (ays-popbox) allows remote attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions via maliciously crafted requests. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 6.0.7, likely due to missing or insufficient anti-CSRF token validation on state-changing operations.
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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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Locate the Ays Pro Popup box plugin installationAccess the WordPress plugins directory or admin panel, or search for 'ays-popbox' folder in wp-content/plugins/Affected if The plugin folder ays-popbox exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Identify the installed plugin versionCheck the main plugin PHP file (e.g., ays-popbox.php) for the 'Version' header in the plugin comments, or view the plugin details in the WordPress admin plugins listAffected if The reported version is 6.0.7 or lower (any version up to and including 6.0.7)
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Inspect plugin forms for CSRF token fieldsExamine PHP files in the plugin that render HTML forms (look for input fields named '_wpnonce', 'csrf_token', or similar). Search the codebase for 'nonce' or 'csrf' references in form-handling code.Affected if Forms handling state-changing operations lack _wpnonce or equivalent anti-CSRF token input fields
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Check AJAX endpoints for nonce verificationSearch for add_action('wp_ajax_') and add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_') calls in the plugin. Verify each handler calls check_ajax_referer() or wp_verify_nonce() to validate CSRF tokens.Affected if AJAX handlers that perform state-changing actions do not call nonce verification functions
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Verify Origin/Referer header validationSearch the plugin code for $_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN'] or $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] checks, or look for code validating request origins before processing sensitive operationsAffected if State-changing requests (forms, AJAX) lack Origin or Referer header validation logic
The environment is affected if the ays-popbox plugin version is 6.0.7 or lower and the plugin forms or AJAX endpoints lack anti-CSRF token validation or Origin/Referer checks.
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 · scopedImplement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing forms and AJAX endpoints, and validate Origin/Referer headers to ensure requests originate from legitimate sources.
6.0.8 or later (verify latest version from WordPress plugin repository)
- 1. Backup your WordPress site and database before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in your WordPress admin dashboard
- 3. Locate the 'Popup box' (ays-popup-box) plugin by Ays Pro
- 4. Check the current installed version is 6.0.7 or lower
- 5. Update the plugin to the latest available version from the WordPress repository or your trusted source
- 6. Verify the update completed successfully
- 7. Test that popup functionality works as expected after the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 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.
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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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