CVE-2025-23702 HIGH

CVE-2025-23702: WordPress Anonymize Links plugin <= 1.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Schalk Burger

Product Anonymize Links

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 Schalk Burger Anonymize Links anonymize-links allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Anonymize Links: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Anonymize Links versions 1.1 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious link or webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a site admin into visiting a malicious page that performs unwanted actions on the site without their consent.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data by tricking administrators into visiting malicious pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

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-2025-23702 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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