CVE-2023-25706 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25706: WordPress Robots.txt optimization plugin <= 1.4.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Pagup

Product WordPress Robots.txt optimization

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published July 11, 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 Pagup WordPress Robots.Txt optimization plugin <= 1.4.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The WordPress Robots.txt Optimization plugin through version 1.4.5 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can trick a site administrator into visiting a malicious page, which then modifies the site's robots.txt settings without the admin's knowledge or consent. This could alter search engine indexing behavior or expose sensitive site structure.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick an admin into modifying the site's robots.txt settings via a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Robots.txt settings could be changed without your knowledge, affecting search engine crawling and indexing.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must visit a page controlled by the attacker while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 11, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25706 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-2023-25706

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions