CVE-2025-7683
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 LatestCheckins plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'LatestCheckins' 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 LatestCheckins WordPress plugin lacks proper nonce validation on its settings page (LatestCheckins), allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge administrative requests. By tricking an admin into clicking a malicious link, attackers can modify plugin settings and inject malicious web scripts.
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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Verify LatestCheckins plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'LatestCheckins' in the list of installed plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins directory for a latestcheckins folderAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, find LatestCheckins and view the version number displayed below the plugin name, or read the version header from the main plugin PHP file in wp-content/plugins/latestcheckins/Affected if The installed version is older than the patched version containing the nonce validation fix
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, check if LatestCheckins shows as 'Active' under the plugin status columnAffected if The plugin is enabled and running on the site
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Inspect settings page for nonce validationExamine the plugin PHP code handling form submissions on the settings page (typically in the main plugin file or a settings handler file). Look for wp_nonce_field() or check_admin_referer() calls in the function that processes the settings form POST requestsAffected if The settings processing code lacks proper nonce verification (wp_nonce_field or check_admin_referer)
If the LatestCheckins plugin is installed, active, and its settings submission code does not validate nonces, the site is vulnerable to CVE-2025-7683 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.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of the plugin when available. In the meantime, warn administrators not to click untrusted links while logged into WordPress admin, and consider disabling the plugin if not essential.
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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-2025-7683 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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