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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-9890
CVE-2025-9890:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Theme Editor plugin for WordPress (CVE-2025-9890) contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting all versions up to and including 3.0. The vulnerability was discovered by Jonas Benjamin Friedli and was publicly disclosed on October 17, 2025 (Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'theme_editor_theme' page. The severity of this vulnerability is rated as HIGH with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution on the affected WordPress installation. The high CVSS score indicates that the vulnerability can result in complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
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