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.
History

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
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Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title iThoughts Advanced Code Editor <= 1.2.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2025-07-24T09:22:21.998Z

Updated: 2025-07-24T13:10:14.653Z

Reserved: 2025-07-18T19:25:16.829Z

Link: CVE-2025-7835

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-24T13:10:12.351Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-24T10:15:28.927

Modified: 2025-07-25T15:29:19.837

Link: CVE-2025-7835

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