Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-54673 is a CSRF issue in the WordPress Chartify chart-builder plugin through version 3.5.3. A victim with relevant site privileges may need to be tricked into interacting with a malicious page. The reported impact is limited integrity loss, not data theft or service outage.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin hygiene issue. It is not currently supported as actively exploited, but vulnerable public WordPress admin surfaces can create business risk if administrators are targeted by social engineering.
Technical view
The source bundle identifies CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Ays Pro Chartify chart-builder, affecting versions through 3.5.3. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required by the attacker, and required user interaction. No confidentiality or availability impact is reported.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running the Chartify chart-builder plugin at version 3.5.3 or earlier. The bundle does not identify other affected products, hosted services, or confirmed default configurations.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not report active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Exploitation would require user interaction, consistent with CSRF, and the known impact is low integrity change. No public exploit details are included in the provided sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE and Patchstack-style vulnerability metadata. The affected-version statement says through <= 3.5.3, while the structured affected record is sparse. No fixed version, proof of exploitation, or detailed vulnerable action is provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Chartify chart-builder plugin.
- Check installed Chartify versions and prioritize versions 3.5.3 or earlier.
- Review vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release or official mitigation.
- Update the plugin when a vendor-supported fixed version is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Chartify chart-builder is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and compare it with <= 3.5.3.
- Review admin activity for unexpected Chartify configuration or chart changes.
- Verify remediation against vendor or Patchstack guidance after updating or disabling.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.