CVE-2025-26572 HIGH

CVE-2025-26572: WordPress WP PHPList Plugin <= 1.7 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Jesseheap

Product WP PHPList

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published February 13, 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 jesseheap WP PHPList phplist-form-integration allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP PHPList: from n/a through <= 1.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP PHPList versions 1.7 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 the admin's knowledge or consent. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

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 can modify site settings or data by exploiting an admin's browser session without their awareness.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled page; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 13, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26572 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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