CVE-2025-25111 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-25111: WordPress WP Spell Check plugin <= 9.21 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Wp Spell Check

Product WP Spell Check

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published February 7, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WP Spell Check WP Spell Check wp-spell-check allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP Spell Check: from n/a through <= 9.21.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Spell Check versions 9.21 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). 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 attack requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to WordPress.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify plugin settings, disable features, or alter site content if an admin visits a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 7, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25111 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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