CVE-2025-9890
HIGH
8.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Theme Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'theme_editor_theme' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected WordPress components
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Theme Editor Plugin · theme-editorUp to and including 3.0View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- mndpsingh287 Theme Editor — Up to and including 3.0
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/theme-editor/trunk/app/controller/theme_controller.php#L87
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3379404%40theme-editor&new=3379404%40theme-editor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/77189684-b794-41a0-8fc0-3320032c2f69?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record