CVE-2025-23793 HIGH

CVE-2025-23793: WordPress Auto FTP plugin <= 1.0.1 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Vendor Ciprian Turcu
Product Auto FTP
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published January 16, 2025
Last update May 11, 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 Ciprian Turcu Auto FTP auto-ftp allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Auto FTP: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Auto FTP versions 1.0.1 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 FTP configuration without the admin's knowledge or consent. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site's FTP settings by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify FTP credentials, change backup destinations, or alter file transfer settings without your authorization.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated