WooHoo Newspaper Magazine Theme <= 2.5.3 - Settings Update via CSRF
Description
The WooHoo Newspaper Magazine theme does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack
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Affected products
2- WooHoo/Newspaper Magazine themedescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
Root cause
"Missing CSRF (cross-site request forgery) protection on the theme settings update handler allows unauthorized state changes via forged requests."
Attack vector
An attacker crafts a malicious page or email that, when visited by a logged-in administrator, silently submits a forged request to the theme's settings endpoint. Because the theme does not include a CSRF token or other origin-validation check [CWE-352], the browser automatically attaches the admin's session cookie, and the request is processed as if the admin intended it. This allows the attacker to modify arbitrary theme settings without the admin's knowledge [ref_id=1].
Affected code
The WooHoo Newspaper Magazine theme (version 2.5.3 and earlier) lacks a CSRF check in its settings-update functionality. The advisory does not specify the exact file or function responsible for handling settings updates.
What the fix does
No patch has been published for this vulnerability [ref_id=1]. The advisory recommends that theme developers add a CSRF check (e.g., a nonce or token validation) to the settings-update handler to ensure that requests originate from the intended admin interface rather than from an external, attacker-controlled page.
Preconditions
- configThe target site must be running WooHoo Newspaper Magazine theme version 2.5.3 or earlier.
- authA WordPress administrator must be logged in and tricked into visiting an attacker-controlled page or link.
- networkThe attacker must be able to host a crafted HTML page or email that submits a cross-origin request to the vulnerable settings endpoint.
- inputThe attacker must know or guess the parameter names and values needed to change the theme settings.
Reproduction
The advisory does not provide explicit reproduction steps beyond stating that the theme lacks a CSRF check and that an attacker can make a logged-in admin change settings via a CSRF attack [ref_id=1]. No standalone PoC code is included in the bundle.
Generated on May 26, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/71c616ff-0a7e-4f6d-950b-79c469a28263mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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