Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-2247

CVE-2025-2247:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WP-PManager WordPress plugin through version 1.2 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on February 16, 2025, and was assigned CVE-2025-2247. This security issue affects the plugin's settings update functionality (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms when updating the plugin's settings. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (NVD, WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate plugin settings by tricking authenticated administrators into clicking malicious links. When successfully exploited, an attacker can make unauthorized changes to the plugin's configuration through the logged-in administrator's session (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Website administrators running the affected versions of WP-PManager should consider either removing the plugin or implementing additional security controls to prevent CSRF attacks (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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