CVE-2025-23870 HIGH

CVE-2025-23870: WordPress Copyright Safeguard Footer Notice plugin <= 3.0 - CSRF to Stored Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Wygk
Product Copyright Safeguard Footer Notice
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published January 16, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

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 wygk Copyright Safeguard Footer Notice copyright-safeguard-footer-notice allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Copyright Safeguard Footer Notice: from n/a through <= 3.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Copyright Safeguard Footer Notice versions 3.0 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 admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability affects the plugin's administrative functions and requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

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 attacker can modify site settings or perform other admin actions if they trick your administrators into clicking a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges or authentication by the attacker required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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