CVE-2025-39512
📋 TL;DR
This Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Yuya Hoshino Bulk Term Editor WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. It affects WordPress sites using this plugin, potentially allowing unauthorized term modifications. The vulnerability exists in versions up to and including 1.1.4.
💻 Affected Systems
- Yuya Hoshino Bulk Term Editor 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 authenticated administrator into modifying, deleting, or creating taxonomy terms (categories, tags) without their knowledge, potentially disrupting site organization and SEO.
Likely Case
Attackers could modify taxonomy terms to insert malicious content, redirect links, or disrupt site categorization, requiring an administrator to be tricked into visiting a malicious page while authenticated.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections implemented, no unauthorized actions can be performed even if administrators visit malicious pages.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks typically require social engineering to trick authenticated users. No authentication bypass is involved.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.1.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Bulk Term Editor'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate bulk-term-editor
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd custom CSRF tokens to plugin functionality
🧯 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 → Bulk Term Editor version. If version is 1.1.4 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get bulk-term-editor --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.1.4. Test CSRF protection by attempting to submit form without proper tokens.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected term modifications in WordPress logs
- Multiple term changes from single user session
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to bulk term editor endpoints without referrer validation
- Cross-origin requests to admin-ajax.php with term actions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "term edited" AND user_role="administrator" AND referrer NOT CONTAINS own_domain