CVE-2025-31447
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the NertWorks All in One Social Share Tools WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin. The vulnerability enables attackers to modify plugin settings or perform other administrative actions without the victim's consent.
💻 Affected Systems
- NertWorks All in One Social Share Tools 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 modify plugin settings to inject malicious code, redirect users to malicious sites, or compromise the WordPress site's functionality and security.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into changing plugin settings that could enable further attacks, such as adding malicious social sharing buttons or modifying site behavior.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is limited to unsuccessful attack attempts that administrators can detect and report.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks are well-understood and easy to implement. Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.26 (check WordPress plugin repository for latest)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'NertWorks All in One Social Share Tools'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install the latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd security headers to WordPress to help prevent CSRF attacks
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"
Use Security Plugins
allInstall WordPress security plugins that include CSRF protection
Install Wordfence, Sucuri, or iThemes Security plugins
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the NertWorks All in One Social Share Tools plugin completely
- Implement strict access controls and monitor administrator activity for suspicious changes
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'NertWorks All in One Social Share Tools' version 1.26 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='nertworks-all-in-one-social-share-tools' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.26 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected plugin setting changes in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
- Administrator actions from unusual IP addresses or user agents
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with suspicious referer headers
- Requests containing plugin-specific parameters from external domains
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-ajax.php" OR "nertworks") AND ("POST" OR "csrf")