CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-14845

MediumCVSS 4.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

The NS IE Compatibility Fixer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSRF in all versions up to and including 2.1.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the settings update functionality, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can trick an administrator into clicking a link, causing plugin settings to be changed without their knowledge. This may lead to unwanted configurations and potential further exploits.

Recommendation

Update the NS IE Compatibility Fixer plugin to a version later than 2.1.5. Educate administrators about the risks of clicking unknown links.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The NS IE Compatibility Fixer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS