CVE-2025-25137 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-25137: WordPress Social Links plugin <= 1.0.11 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Vendor Kareemsultan

Product Social Links

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published March 3, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in kareemsultan Social Links social-links allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Social Links: from n/a through <= 1.0.11.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Social Links versions 1.0.11 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the victim to click the link or visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into clicking a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or content if they trick an admin into visiting a malicious page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs a logged-in site admin to visit a malicious page or click a crafted link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25137 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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