CVE-2025-32610
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Foliopress WYSIWYG WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all WordPress sites using Foliopress WYSIWYG versions up to 2.6.18. Successful exploitation could lead to stored XSS attacks or other administrative actions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Foliovision Foliopress WYSIWYG 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 persistent malicious scripts into WordPress content, compromising all site visitors and potentially leading to credential theft, malware distribution, or site defacement.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into executing actions that modify plugin settings or content, potentially enabling stored XSS payloads that affect site visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and security plugins, the attack surface is reduced, though the vulnerability remains present in unpatched versions.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks are well-understood and easy to weaponize. The vulnerability requires social engineering to trick authenticated users.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.6.19 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Foliopress WYSIWYG' and check for updates. 4. Update to version 2.6.19 or later. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd security headers to WordPress to help mitigate CSRF attacks
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self'"
Use WordPress Security Plugin
allInstall and configure a security plugin with CSRF protection
Install Wordfence, Sucuri, or iThemes Security from WordPress plugin repository
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate the Foliopress WYSIWYG plugin immediately
- Implement strict access controls and monitor administrator activity logs
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Foliopress WYSIWYG version. If version is 2.6.18 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=foliopress-wysiwyg --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows 2.6.19 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected cross-origin requests to WordPress admin endpoints
- Suspicious referer headers in HTTP requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-ajax.php" OR "foliopress") AND ("csrf" OR "invalid nonce" OR "403")