CVE-2025-14462Network attack vector

Plugin setting changes via missing nonce validation

Published Dec 13, 2025 · Updated Dec 13, 2025

Cross-site request forgery in Lucky Draw Contests 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to update plugin settings via forged requests. The misc-settings.php settings handler accepts state-changing administrator requests without valid nonce verification. Exploitation requires a logged-in site administrator to follow a crafted link or submit a forged form; the documented consequence is plugin-setting modification.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in Lucky Draw Contests 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to update plugin settings via forged requests. The misc-settings.php settings handler accepts state-changing administrator requests without valid nonce verification. Exploitation requires a logged-in site administrator to follow a crafted link or submit a forged form; the documented consequence is plugin-setting modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-14462
Published
Dec 13, 2025
Updated
Dec 13, 2025
Vendor
Owais Khan
Product
Lucky Draw Contests
Classifications
CWE-352, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=4.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Owais Khan · Lucky Draw Contestsversion=* <=4.2

Published CVSS scores

4.3WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

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