CVE-2025-23832 HIGH

CVE-2025-23832: WordPress Admin Cleanup plugin <= 1.0.2 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Matt Gibbs

Product Admin Cleanup

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 Matt Gibbs Admin Cleanup admin-cleanup allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Admin Cleanup: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Admin Cleanup versions 1.0.2 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 admin's knowledge or consent. The attacker needs the admin to visit a malicious link or page, and the impact is limited to low-level changes in confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

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 admin's browser session can be hijacked to make unauthorized changes to site settings or data without their knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A logged-in site administrator must visit a malicious webpage controlled by the attacker.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23832 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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