CVE-2025-31880
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Stylemix Pearl WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects WordPress sites using Pearl plugin versions up to 1.3.9.
💻 Affected Systems
- Stylemix Pearl 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
An attacker could trick an administrator into changing plugin settings, modifying content, or potentially performing actions that compromise the WordPress site.
Likely Case
Attackers could manipulate plugin settings or create/modify content without the administrator's knowledge.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is minimal as it requires user interaction.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated user into clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised page.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.4.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Pearl' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection to Pearl plugin forms manually
Use Security Plugin
allInstall WordPress security plugin with CSRF protection
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict plugin access to trusted administrators only
- Implement web application firewall with CSRF protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Pearl versionCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=pearl --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Pearl plugin version is 1.4.0 or higher📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected plugin setting changes
- Unauthorized form submissions to Pearl endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Requests to Pearl admin endpoints with missing CSRF tokens
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "pearl") AND http_method="POST"