CVE-2025-23566 HIGH

CVE-2025-23566: WordPress Custom Post plugin <= 1.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Syedamirhussain91

Product Custom Post

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published January 16, 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 syedamirhussain91 Custom Post custom-post-type-gui allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Post: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Custom Post versions 1.0 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge. The vulnerability affects the site's integrity and confidentiality due to its changed scope.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious page that performs unwanted actions on the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site content, settings, or user data by exploiting an admin's active session.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The victim must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage or link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23566 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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