CVE-2025-9617

MEDIUM EPSS 3.5%
Published Sep 11, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 11, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The Publish approval plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the publish_save_option function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Authentication

References 2

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/publish-approval/trunk/src/actions/HandleOptionsSave.php#L6
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e34ac4aa-65c5-43d7-9b77-d4c6068722f1?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.