CVE-2025-28860 HIGH

CVE-2025-28860: WordPress Google News Editors Picks Feed Generator plugin <= 2.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Ppdpurveyor
Product Google News Editors Picks Feed Generator
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published March 11, 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 PPDPurveyor Google News Editors Picks Feed Generator google-news-editors-picks-news-feeds allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Google News Editors Picks Feed Generator: from n/a through <= 2.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Google News Editors Picks Feed Generator through version 2.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

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

An attacker can modify site settings, create accounts, or alter content by exploiting admin sessions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must visit a malicious webpage while logged in to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 11, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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