CVE Details
Basic Information
| Title | iThoughts Advanced Code Editor <= 1.2.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update |
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| Type | cve |
| Published | 2025-07-24T09:22:21.998Z |
| Modified | 2025-07-24T09:22:21.998Z |
Product Information
| Vendor | gerkin |
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| Product | iThoughts Advanced Code Editor |
| Version | * |
CVSS Information
| Base Score | 4.3 (MEDIUM) |
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| Attack Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
AI Analysis
| AI Description | The iThoughts Advanced Code Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). This allows attackers to trick administrators into updating plugin settings. The issue stems from missing nonce validation in the AJAX action ‘ithoughts_ace_update_options’. |
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| AI Severity | Medium |
| AI Vendor | WordPress Community |
| AI Product | iThoughts Advanced Code Editor |
| AI Version | up to 1.2.10 |
| AI Score | 4.3 |
Affected Products
- gerkin iThoughts Advanced Code Editor *
Additional Information
| CWE List | CWE-352 |
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| Source | Wordfence |
Description
The iThoughts Advanced Code Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.10. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ‘ithoughts_ace_update_options’ AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.