CVE-2025-23640 HIGH

CVE-2025-23640: WordPress Rename Author Slug plugin <= 1.2.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Nazmul Ahsan
Product Rename Author Slug
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 Nazmul Ahsan Rename Author Slug rename-author-slug allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rename Author Slug: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Rename Author Slug versions 1.2.0 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 site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the administrator's knowledge or consent. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted administrative actions on the site by tricking a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data through a logged-in admin's browser without the admin's knowledge or consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges or authentication by the attacker required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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