CVE-2025-7835
iThoughts Advanced Code Editor for WordPress CSRF
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 24, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 25, 2025, 3:29 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-7835
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-7835.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/ithoughts-advanced-code-editor/ | |
| https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e99ed03f-ed0a-4f17-b9fe-db0a0e573ed2?source=cve |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-7835 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-7835
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 24, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-352 Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/ithoughts-advanced-code-editor/ Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e99ed03f-ed0a-4f17-b9fe-db0a0e573ed2?source=cve