CVE-2025-23989
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress Internal Link Builder plugin version 1.0 and earlier. The vulnerability was identified on January 27, 2025, and was assigned CVE-2025-23989. The affected software is Alessandro Piconi - SabLab's Internal Link Builder WordPress plugin through version 1.0 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned 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 vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and allows unauthenticated attackers to perform CSRF attacks (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The software is considered abandoned as it hasn't been updated for over a year, increasing the security risk for users (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

No official fix is available for this vulnerability. Users are strongly advised to remove and replace the software with an alternative solution, as the plugin is considered abandoned and unlikely to receive security updates (Patchstack).

Community reactions

The vulnerability was initially reported by researcher SOPROBRO on October 5, 2024. Patchstack issued an early warning to their customers on January 27, 2025, before publishing the vulnerability on January 29, 2025 (Patchstack).

Additional resources


SourceThis report was generated using AI

Related WordPress vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2025-12966HIGH8.8
  • all-in-one-video-gallery
NoYesDec 06, 2025
CVE-2025-13907MEDIUM6.4
  • css3-buttons
NoNoDec 06, 2025
CVE-2025-13899MEDIUM6.4
  • tr-timthumb
NoNoDec 06, 2025
CVE-2025-13898MEDIUM6.4
  • ultra-skype-button
NoNoDec 06, 2025
CVE-2025-13896MEDIUM6.4
  • social-feed-gallery-portfolio
NoNoDec 06, 2025

Free Vulnerability Assessment

Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture

Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.

Request assessment

Get a personalized demo

Ready to see Wiz in action?

"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management