Settings modification via missing AJAX nonce validation
Published Jul 24, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in Gerkin iThoughts Advanced Code Editor 1.2.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter plugin settings. The ithoughts_ace_update_options AJAX action accepts forged requests because it fails to validate a WordPress nonce before writing submitted option values. Exploitation requires an administrator's authenticated browser session and interaction with attacker-controlled content; the established consequence is limited to plugin-setting modification.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in Gerkin iThoughts Advanced Code Editor 1.2.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter plugin settings. The ithoughts_ace_update_options AJAX action accepts forged requests because it fails to validate a WordPress nonce before writing submitted option values. Exploitation requires an administrator's authenticated browser session and interaction with attacker-controlled content; the established consequence is limited to plugin-setting modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-7835
- Published
- Jul 24, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Gerkin
- Product
- iThoughts Advanced Code Editor
- Classifications
- CWE-352, CAPEC-62
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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