Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2026· Updated Aug 3, 2026
Theme Editor <= 3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to CSS Modification
CVE-2025-14469
Description
The Theme Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the ms_update AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify child theme CSS styles via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/theme-editor/trunk/includes/classes/ms_theme_editor_controller.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/theme-editor/trunk/includes/classes/ms_theme_editor_controller.phpmitre
- wordpress.org/plugins/theme-editor/mitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1dd4e39a-9b2f-4728-b026-2dee60257c46mitre
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