nsthemes NS Ie Compatibility Fixer Plugin up to 2.1.5 on WordPress Setting cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in nsthemes NS Ie Compatibility Fixer Plugin up to 2.1.5 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Setting Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-14845. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in nsthemes NS Ie Compatibility Fixer Plugin up to 2.1.5 on WordPress. This affects an unknown code block of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The NS IE Compatibility Fixer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was presented by Muhammad Afnaan. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-14845 since 12/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/17/2025 CVE reserved
01/07/2026 +21 days Advisory disclosed
01/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Muhammad Afnaan
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-14845 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-14845
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339813

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2026 07:54
Changes: 01/07/2026 07:54 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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