CVE-2025-66529
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Ays Pro Chartify WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects WordPress sites using Chartify plugin versions up to and including 3.6.3. Attackers could manipulate charts or potentially perform other administrative actions without the victim's knowledge.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ays Pro Chartify (WordPress chart-builder 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 or delete charts, inject malicious content, or potentially escalate privileges by tricking administrators into performing administrative actions.
Likely Case
Attackers modify chart configurations or content, potentially embedding malicious scripts or redirects that affect site visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections, the vulnerability is neutralized and no unauthorized actions can be performed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised page. No authentication bypass is needed beyond the victim's existing session.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 3.6.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Ays Pro Chartify' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Alternatively, download version 3.6.4+ from WordPress repository and replace the plugin files manually.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection via Security Plugin
allUse a WordPress security plugin to add CSRF protection headers and validation
Restrict Administrative Access
allLimit administrative access to trusted networks and implement multi-factor authentication
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Chartify plugin temporarily until patching is possible
- Implement network-level restrictions to limit administrative access to trusted IP addresses only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Ays Pro Chartify version. If version is 3.6.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=chartify --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows 3.6.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual AJAX requests to chartify endpoints from unexpected referrers
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action parameter containing 'chartify' without proper referrer headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-ajax.php" AND "chartify" AND NOT "_wpnonce=")