AMP for WP Plugin up to 1.1.9 on WordPress amp_theme_ajaxcomments cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in AMP for WP Plugin up to 1.1.9 on WordPress. The affected element is the function amp_theme_ajaxcomments. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-14468. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in AMP for WP Plugin up to 1.1.9 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function amp_theme_ajaxcomments. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This is due to inverted nonce verification logic in the amp_theme_ajaxcomments AJAX handler, which rejects requests with VALID nonces and accepts requests with MISSING or INVALID nonces. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to submit comments on behalf of logged-in users via a forged request granted they can trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link, and the plugin's template mode is enabled.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-14468. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• AMP for WP Plugin

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• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.6
• 1.1.7
• 1.1.8
• 1.1.9

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