CVE-2025-1314 – This CSRF vulnerability in the Custom Twitter F... (How to Fix)

📋 TL;DR

This CSRF vulnerability in the Custom Twitter Feeds WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin's cache by tricking administrators into clicking malicious links. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 2.2.5 are affected. The attack requires social engineering but no authentication.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Custom Twitter Feeds - A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget WordPress plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 2.2.5

Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: All WordPress installations with vulnerable plugin versions are affected regardless of configuration.

⚠️ Manual Verification Required

This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.

Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).

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Recommended Actions:

Review the CVE details at NVD
Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could repeatedly clear cache causing degraded site performance, increased API calls to Twitter/X, and potential service disruption if cache clearing is abused at scale.

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Likely Case

Temporary disruption of Twitter feed display on affected WordPress sites until cache rebuilds, potentially causing user experience issues.

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If Mitigated

Minimal impact - cache would be cleared but automatically rebuild, causing only temporary feed display issues.

🌐 Internet-Facing: MEDIUM

🏢 Internal Only: LOW

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires social engineering to trick administrators but no technical complexity beyond creating malicious links.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 2.2.6 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-twitter-feeds/#developers

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Custom Twitter Feeds'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. Alternatively, download version 2.2.6+ from WordPress.org and manually update

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Temporary Plugin Deactivation

all

Disable the plugin until patched to prevent exploitation

wp plugin deactivate custom-twitter-feeds

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement CSRF protection at web application firewall level
Restrict admin panel access to trusted IP addresses only

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Custom Twitter Feeds → Version. If version is 2.2.5 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get custom-twitter-feeds --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

After updating, verify plugin version shows 2.2.6 or higher in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Multiple POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-post.php with action=ctf_clear_cache_admin from unusual sources
Unusual cache clearing patterns

Network Indicators:

HTTP POST requests to admin endpoints with CSRF-like patterns from non-admin users

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND "ctf_clear_cache_admin" AND status=200 AND user_role!=administrator

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-1314

CVSS v3 Score: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

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

CWE: CWE-352

EPSS Score: 0.08% exploit probability (22.5th percentile)

Published: March 20, 2025

Last Updated: March 20, 2025

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