CVE-2025-24636 HIGH

CVE-2025-24636: WordPress MachForm Shortcode plugin <= 1.4.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Rick Laymance

Product MachForm Shortcode

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 Rick Laymance MachForm Shortcode machform-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MachForm Shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.4.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

MachForm Shortcode versions 1.4.1 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 site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page—but can affect the site's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can modify site content, settings, or data by exploiting admin sessions without explicit consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must visit attacker-controlled webpage while logged into the site.

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-2025-24636 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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