CVE-2025-28950 HIGH

CVE-2025-28950: WordPress Post Author plugin <= 1.1.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

Vendor David Shabtai
Product Post Author
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published June 6, 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 David Shabtai Post Author post-author allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Post Author: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Post Author versions 1.1.1 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 content, settings, or user accounts by exploiting an admin's active session.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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08Related CVE

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