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CVE-2025-7640:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-7640 affects the hiWeb Export Posts plugin for WordPress in all versions up to and including 0.9.0.0. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on July 24, 2025, and involves a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the tool-dashboard-history.php file. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H (NVD, Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server. This can potentially lead to remote code execution when critical files, such as wp-config.php, are deleted. The attack requires social engineering to trick a site administrator into performing specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The plugin has been temporarily closed as of July 16, 2025, pending a full security review. Users are advised to disable and remove the plugin until a patched version becomes available (WordPress).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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