CVE-2025-26550 HIGH

CVE-2025-26550: WordPress Global Meta Keyword & Description plugin <= 2.3 - CSRF to Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Vendor Kunal Shivale
Product Global Meta Keyword & Description
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published February 13, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

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 Kunal Shivale Global Meta Keyword & Description global-meta-keyword-and-description allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Global Meta Keyword & Description: from n/a through <= 2.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Global Meta Keyword & Description versions 2.3 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 unauthorized actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability affects the plugin's settings and configuration.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a site admin into visiting a malicious page that changes plugin settings or configuration without their consent.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify plugin settings, metadata, or other configurations if they trick an admin into visiting a malicious page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 13, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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