Quran Gateway Plugin up to 1.5 on WordPress Setting quran_gateway_options cross-site request forgery
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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Quran Gateway Plugin up to 1.5 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function quran_gateway_options of the component Setting Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery.
This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-14164. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Quran Gateway Plugin up to 1.5 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function quran_gateway_options of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
The Quran Gateway plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5. This is due to missing nonce validation in the quran_gateway_options function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's display settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-14164. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-204631). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross-site request forgeryCWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/19/2025 Advisory disclosed12/19/2025 VulDB entry created
12/22/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: wordfence.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2025-14164 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-14164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337648
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Entry
Created: 12/19/2025 18:36Updated: 12/22/2025 23:07
Changes: 12/19/2025 18:36 (52), 12/21/2025 00:26 (10), 12/22/2025 23:07 (1)
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