CVE-2025-14158 Coding Blocks <= 1.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Attackers can trick administrators into updating plugin settings via forged requests, allowing unauthorized configuration changes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14158?
CVE-2025-14158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in octagonsimon Coding Blocks, published on 12 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Coding Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings including the theme configuration via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14158?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-14158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqc7-624f-wgfg.