CVE-2025-22538 HIGH

CVE-2025-22538: WordPress Virtual Bot Plugin <= 1.0.0 - CSRF Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Ofek Nakar

Product Virtual Bot

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published January 7, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ofek Nakar Virtual Bot virtual-bot allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Virtual Bot: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Virtual Bot versions 1.0.0 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application. Users should update to a version newer than 1.0.0 when available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in user into performing unwanted actions (read data, modify settings, delete content) via a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts can be compromised to perform actions without their knowledge if they visit untrusted sites while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

User must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage or click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 7, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22538 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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