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CVE-2025-14469

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CVE-2025-14469

The Theme Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the ms_update AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify child theme CSS styles via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS 4.3 · MediumBuzz score 27.6

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 27.6

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 11.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

16.1

4 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

11.5

3 sources across 2 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 4; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 4; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

4 source links · newest first

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1dd4e39a-9b2f-4728-b026-2dee60257c46?source=cvewww.wordfence.com
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Patchwww.wordfence.comAug 1, 2026, 8:16 AM
https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-editor/#developerswordpress.org
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Release Noteswordpress.orgAug 1, 2026, 8:16 AM
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/theme-editor/trunk/includes/classes/ms_theme_editor_controller.php#L60plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 1, 2026, 8:16 AM
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/theme-editor/trunk/includes/classes/ms_theme_editor_controller.php#L13plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 1, 2026, 8:16 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

No public PoC repositories have been matched yet.

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Received

Published

Aug 1, 2026

Modified

Aug 1, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

Unavailable

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): Required. Another user must take an action for exploitation to succeed.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): Low. There is a limited impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses