CVE-2025-7669
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 Avishi WP PayPal Payment Button plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'avishi-wp-paypal-payment-button/index.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 confidenceThe Avishi WP PayPal Payment Button WordPress plugin versions up to 2.0 lacks proper nonce validation in its admin functionality, allowing unauthenticated attackers to craft forged requests that trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. Attackers can exploit this CSRF vulnerability to modify plugin settings and inject malicious web scripts (XSS) into the affected site.
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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
- 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 plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and check if 'Avishi WP PayPal Payment Button' is installed and activeAffected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed versionIn Plugins list, click on the plugin to view version details, or check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/ directoryAffected if Version is 2.0 or any version up to 2.0 (the vulnerable range)
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Verify admin access to plugin settingsNavigate to the plugin settings page in WordPress admin panel (typically under Settings or a dedicated menu item for this plugin)Affected if The plugin settings page is accessible to authenticated administrators
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Inspect plugin settings for unauthorized changesReview all plugin configuration options, especially payment settings, button configurations, and any fields accepting user input for signs of injected scripts or unexpected modificationsAffected if Settings contain suspicious JavaScript code, unexpected URLs, or values that were not intentionally configured by the legitimate administrator
You are affected if the Avishi WP PayPal Payment Button plugin versions up to 2.0 is installed and active, allowing potential CSRF attacks to modify settings and inject malicious scripts.
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 proper WordPress nonce validation on all admin action functions and ensure all settings updates require valid security tokens to prevent CSRF attacks.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-7669 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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