CVE-2025-31859
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in Feedbucket WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. Attackers can create malicious requests that execute when an admin visits a compromised page. All WordPress sites running Feedbucket plugin versions up to 1.0.6 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Feedbucket – Website Feedback Tool 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
Complete site takeover if attacker can trick admin into executing plugin settings changes or installing malicious code
Likely Case
Unauthorized plugin configuration changes, feedback data manipulation, or injection of malicious scripts
If Mitigated
Limited impact if CSRF tokens are implemented or admin sessions are properly secured
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated admin into clicking malicious link
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find Feedbucket plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate old version and upload new version
7. Activate updated plugin
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd nonce verification to Feedbucket plugin forms
Edit plugin PHP files to add wp_nonce_field() and wp_verify_nonce() calls
Temporary Deactivation
linuxDisable Feedbucket plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate feedbucket
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict admin access to trusted networks only
- Implement strict SameSite cookie policies and use anti-CSRF browser extensions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Feedbucket version. If version is 1.0.6 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get feedbucket --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.0.7 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with feedbucket actions
- Multiple failed nonce verification attempts
Network Indicators:
- Cross-origin requests to Feedbucket endpoints without referrer validation
- Suspicious iframe or form submissions targeting plugin
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND action="feedbucket_*")