CVE-2025-14469

Theme Editor <= 3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to CSS Modification

Published Aug 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Theme Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the ms_update AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify child theme CSS styles via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mndpsingh287
Mndpsingh287 theme Editor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Mndpsingh287
Mndpsingh287 theme Editor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Theme Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the ms_update AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify child theme CSS styles via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title Theme Editor <= 3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to CSS Modification
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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2026, 3:38 PM
Reserved
Dec 10, 2025, 4:45 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 1, 2026, 8:16 AM
Modified
Sep 29, 2026, 2:10 PM