CVE-2025-23445
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Scott Swezey Easy Tynt WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects WordPress sites using Easy Tynt plugin versions up to 0.2.5.1. Successful exploitation could lead to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
💻 Affected Systems
- Scott Swezey Easy Tynt WordPress Plugin
⚠️ 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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- 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
Worst Case
Attackers could inject malicious scripts that execute in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing session cookies, redirecting users to malicious sites, or performing actions on behalf of authenticated users.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake admin interfaces or links that trick administrators into changing plugin settings or injecting malicious content, leading to website defacement or credential theft.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and same-origin policies, the vulnerability would be blocked, preventing unauthorized state-changing requests from external sites.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link while logged into WordPress.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 0.2.5.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Easy Tynt' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd Content-Security-Policy headers to restrict script execution sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Add to wp-config.php: define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the Easy Tynt plugin entirely from your WordPress installation
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts targeting the plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Easy Tynt version 0.2.5.1 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=easy-tynt --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify the plugin is either updated to a version after 0.2.5.1 or completely removed from the plugins directory📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints from unexpected referrers
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful admin actions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with missing or mismatched CSRF tokens to plugin endpoints
- Requests with suspicious referrer headers pointing to external domains
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "easy-tynt") AND http_method="POST" AND referrer NOT CONTAINS "yourdomain.com"