CVE-2025-32282 Overview
CVE-2025-32282 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics WordPress plugin. The flaw affects all plugin versions up to and including 3.2.3. An attacker can craft a malicious web page that, when visited by an authenticated administrator, submits forged requests to the WordPress site on the victim's behalf. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 and requires user interaction to succeed. Exploitation can modify plugin state or perform limited integrity-impacting actions in the WordPress admin context.
Critical Impact
A successful CSRF attack allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger administrative actions in the ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics plugin by tricking an authenticated user into clicking a crafted link.
Affected Products
- ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics WordPress plugin (googleanalytics)
- All versions from n/a through 3.2.3
- WordPress installations with the vulnerable plugin activated
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-04-10 - CVE-2025-32282 published to the National Vulnerability Database
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-32282
Vulnerability Analysis
The ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics plugin fails to validate the origin of state-changing HTTP requests to its administrative endpoints. WordPress provides nonce tokens (wp_nonce_field, check_admin_referer) to prevent CSRF, but the plugin does not enforce these checks on the affected handlers. An attacker exploits this gap by hosting a page containing an auto-submitting form or img tag that targets a plugin action URL. When a logged-in WordPress administrator visits the attacker page, their browser transmits the session cookie alongside the forged request, and the plugin processes the request as legitimate. The impact is limited to integrity, with no confidentiality or availability consequences reported.
Root Cause
The root cause is missing or improperly implemented anti-CSRF token validation on plugin request handlers. The plugin trusts authenticated session state without verifying that the request originated from a legitimate plugin form.
Attack Vector
The attack requires a network-reachable target and user interaction from an authenticated administrator. The attacker delivers a crafted link or embedded resource through phishing, a compromised site, or a public forum. When the victim clicks or loads the attacker-controlled content, the browser issues the forged request to the WordPress site. See the Patchstack advisory for advisory details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-32282
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected changes to ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics plugin settings without a corresponding administrator action in audit logs.
- HTTP POST or GET requests to plugin admin endpoints containing an external Referer header.
- Administrator sessions issuing plugin-modifying requests immediately after visiting untrusted external sites.
Detection Strategies
- Inspect web server access logs for requests to wp-admin plugin endpoints where the Referer header points to an external domain.
- Enable WordPress activity logging plugins to record settings changes and correlate them with administrator browsing activity.
- Alert on plugin option updates that occur outside normal administrative workflows or maintenance windows.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Monitor the wp_options table and plugin-specific option keys for unexpected modifications.
- Track administrator authentication events alongside outbound HTTP referers to identify suspicious cross-origin activity.
- Baseline normal plugin configuration activity so anomalous change patterns generate alerts.
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-32282
Immediate Actions Required
- Update the ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics plugin to a version later than 3.2.3 once released by the vendor.
- If no patched version is available, deactivate and remove the plugin from all WordPress installations.
- Require administrators to log out of WordPress sessions before browsing untrusted sites.
- Review recent plugin configuration changes and audit administrator activity for signs of forged requests.
Patch Information
At the time of the last NVD update, the vendor advisory listed by Patchstack indicates the vulnerability affects versions up to and including 3.2.3. Administrators should monitor the plugin repository for a fixed release and apply it immediately.
Workarounds
- Restrict WordPress admin access by IP address using web server or firewall rules to limit exposure to targeted CSRF attacks.
- Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule that enforces Referer and Origin header validation on plugin admin endpoints.
- Enforce short administrator session lifetimes and require re-authentication for sensitive operations.
- Train administrators to avoid clicking untrusted links while authenticated to the WordPress dashboard.
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