CVE-2025-24562 HIGH

CVE-2025-24562: WordPress KBucket plugin <= 4.1.6 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Vendor Optimal Access

Product KBucket

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published January 24, 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 Optimal Access KBucket kbucket allows Stored XSS.This issue affects KBucket: from n/a through <= 4.1.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

KBucket versions 4.1.6 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 KBucket user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf. The attack requires the user to visit the attacker's page while authenticated. This can lead to unauthorized changes, data modification, or other actions within the KBucket application.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions in KBucket on behalf of a logged-in user by tricking them into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' KBucket accounts can be compromised to perform unwanted actions without their knowledge or consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

User must be logged into KBucket and visit an attacker-controlled webpage while authenticated.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 24, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24562 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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