CVE-2025-23569 HIGH

CVE-2025-23569: WordPress Shortcode in Comment plugin <= 1.1.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Kelvin Ng

Product Shortcode in Comment

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 Kelvin Ng Shortcode in Comment shortcode-in-comment allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shortcode in Comment: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Shortcode in Comment versions 1.1.1 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 site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

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

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The site admin must be logged in and visit a page controlled by the attacker.

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-2025-23569 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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