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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-28950
CVE-2025-28950:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in David Shabtai's Post Author WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.1.1. The vulnerability was reported on April 21, 2025, and publicly disclosed on June 5, 2025 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2025-28950 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 vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and requires no authentication to exploit (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The CSRF vulnerability also allows for Stored XSS attacks, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the disclosure date, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue has been assigned a low priority for virtual patching (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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