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CVE-2025-23467: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in Vimal Ghorecha RSS News Scroller WordPress plugin through version 2.0.0. The vulnerability was reported on October 17, 2024, and publicly disclosed on January 16, 2025 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2025-23467 and received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The issue is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and allows for Stored XSS attacks (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. This CSRF vulnerability, combined with Stored XSS capabilities, presents potential risks to the integrity and security of affected WordPress installations (Patchstack).

Exploitability

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers, though it requires user interaction. The attack complexity is considered low, making it relatively straightforward to exploit (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the disclosure date, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue affects RSS News Scroller plugin versions through 2.0.0 (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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