CVE-2025-23673 HIGH

CVE-2025-23673: WordPress Email on Publish plugin <= 1.5 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Dkukral

Product Email on Publish

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 dkukral Email on Publish email-on-publish allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Email on Publish: from n/a through <= 1.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Email on Publish versions 1.5 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 attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform actions on the site (send emails, modify settings) on behalf of a logged-in administrator without their consent.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could trigger unwanted email sends or change plugin settings by tricking an admin into visiting a compromised page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must visit a malicious webpage while logged into the WordPress site.

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-2025-23673 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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