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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-8103
CVE-2025-8103:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in versions up to and including 2.8.7. This vulnerability was discovered in July 2025 and affects the plugin's deactivation feedback system (Wordfence, WP Plugin).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists due to missing nonce validation in the handlefeedbacksubmission() function. This security flaw only affects users with the 'activate plugins' capability. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 MEDIUM (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to deactivate the plugin via a forged request, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.8.8. The update implements nonce verification for all feedback AJAX requests, adds strict input validation for deactivation reasons, and includes pre-deactivation plugin state verification (WP Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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