CVE-2025-1926
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the Pagelayer WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to modify website content by tricking administrators into clicking malicious links. All WordPress sites using Pagelayer versions up to 1.9.8 are affected. Attackers can alter posts, pages, or other content without authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder for WordPress
📦 What is this software?
Pagelayer by Pagelayer
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could deface entire website, inject malicious content, or compromise site integrity by modifying critical posts/pages.
Likely Case
Attackers modify specific posts/pages to insert malicious links, ads, or deface content when administrators are tricked into clicking crafted links.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, exploitation attempts fail or have minimal impact.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick administrators into clicking malicious links. No authentication needed for the actual request.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.9.9 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pagelayer/tags/1.9.9
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Pagelayer plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.9.9+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable Pagelayer plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate pagelayer
CSRF Protection Middleware
allImplement additional CSRF protection at web server level
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers
- Use browser extensions that block CSRF attempts and educate administrators about phishing risks
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Pagelayer version. If version is 1.9.8 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get pagelayer --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Pagelayer plugin version is 1.9.9 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=pagelayer_save_post from unexpected sources
- Unusual post modifications without corresponding admin activity
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attempts with crafted pagelayer_save_post requests
- Suspicious referrer headers in admin-ajax.php requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "pagelayer_save_post" AND NOT user_agent="WordPress/*"