CVE-2025-23884 HIGH

CVE-2025-23884: WordPress Annie plugin <= 2.1.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Chris Roberts

Product Annie

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 Chris Roberts Annie annie allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Annie: from n/a through <= 2.1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Annie versions 2.1.1 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 Annie user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf. The attack requires the user to visit the attacker's page while authenticated. Impact is limited to low-severity changes in confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on an Annie user's account by tricking them into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' Annie accounts can be manipulated without their knowledge if they visit untrusted sites while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

User must be logged into Annie and visit an attacker-controlled 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-2025-23884 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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