CVE-2025-23618 HIGH

CVE-2025-23618: WordPress Twitter Shortcode plugin <= 0.9 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Vendor Starise
Product Twitter Shortcode
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published January 16, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

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 starise Twitter Shortcode twitter-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Twitter Shortcode: from n/a through <= 0.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Twitter Shortcode versions 0.9 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 settings or content if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page; no special privileges or complex setup required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated