CVE-2025-53305
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in lucidcrew WP Forum Server that allows Stored XSS. This vulnerability affects WP Forum Server versions through 1.8.2. The vulnerability was disclosed on June 27, 2025 (NVD, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2025-53305 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (High) and 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 as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The impact includes potential data compromise, integrity issues, and availability concerns as indicated by the CVSS metrics showing Low impact across Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the vulnerability disclosure, no official fix is available for this issue. The software appears to be abandoned as it was last updated over a year ago. Users are advised to urgently consider replacing the software with an alternative solution (Patchstack).

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