CVE-2025-23884
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the Annie WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. It affects all Annie plugin versions up to 2.1.1, potentially enabling stored XSS attacks.
💻 Affected Systems
- Annie 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 users' browsers, leading to account takeover, data theft, or site defacement.
Likely Case
Attackers create forged requests that modify plugin settings or content when authenticated users visit malicious pages.
If Mitigated
With CSRF tokens and proper validation, requests from untrusted origins are rejected, preventing exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users into visiting malicious pages.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.1.1
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/annie/vulnerability/wordpress-annie-plugin-2-1-1-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Annie plugin and click 'Update Now' if available. 4. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd anti-CSRF tokens to all state-changing requests in the plugin.
Use SameSite Cookies
allConfigure WordPress to use SameSite=Strict cookie attribute to limit cross-site requests.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Annie plugin entirely until patched.
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious cross-origin requests.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Annie version 2.1.1 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=annie --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Annie plugin version is higher than 2.1.1 in WordPress admin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to Annie plugin endpoints from unexpected referrers.
- Multiple failed state-changing requests without proper referrer validation.
Network Indicators:
- Cross-origin requests to Annie plugin endpoints without CSRF tokens.
- Suspicious referrer headers in HTTP requests.
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "annie") AND http_method="POST" AND referrer NOT CONTAINS "your-domain.com"