CVE-2023-25481 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25481: WordPress Podlove Subscribe button Plugin <= 1.3.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Podlove

Product Podlove Subscribe button

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published May 23, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Podlove Podlove Subscribe button plugin <= 1.3.7 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Podlove Subscribe Button versions up to 1.3.7 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while logged into their site. This can lead to unauthorized changes or deletions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions on the site by visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify or delete site settings through a tricked admin, potentially disrupting podcast subscription functionality.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit attacker-controlled webpage while logged into the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 23, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25481 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-25481

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions