CVE-2025-31839
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the digireturn DN Footer Contacts WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all WordPress sites using DN Footer Contacts plugin versions up to and including 1.8. The vulnerability enables attackers to modify plugin settings without the administrator's consent.
💻 Affected Systems
- digireturn DN Footer Contacts 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 content, redirect users to phishing sites, or alter contact information displayed to all site visitors.
Likely Case
Attackers modify footer contact information or plugin settings to display misleading content or links.
If Mitigated
No impact if proper CSRF tokens are implemented or if administrators don't click malicious links while authenticated.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators into clicking malicious links.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.9 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'DN Footer Contacts' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Alternatively, download version 1.9+ from WordPress repository and replace the plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Manually
allAdd nonce verification to plugin form submissions
Requires modifying plugin PHP files to add wp_nonce_field() and wp_verify_nonce() calls
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate dn-footer-contacts
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect CSRF attempts
- Educate administrators about CSRF risks and safe browsing practices
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for DN Footer Contacts version 1.8 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get dn-footer-contacts --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.9 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual plugin setting changes without corresponding admin activity
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin endpoints without referrer headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("dn-footer-contacts" OR "footer contacts") AND ("updated" OR "modified")