CVE-2025-23844 HIGH

CVE-2025-23844: WordPress Custom Widget Classes plugin <= 1.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Jamsheer K
Product Custom Widget Classes
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 Jamsheer K Custom Widget Classes custom-widget-classes allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Custom Widget Classes: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Custom Widget Classes versions 1.1 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. 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. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page—but can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted 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, create accounts, or alter content if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

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