CVE-2025-30552 HIGH

CVE-2025-30552: WordPress WordPress Admin Bar Improved plugin <= 3.3.5 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Donald Gilbert
Product WordPress Admin Bar Improved
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published March 24, 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 Donald Gilbert WordPress Admin Bar Improved wordpress-admin-bar-improved allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Admin Bar Improved: from n/a through <= 3.3.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The WordPress Admin Bar Improved plugin through version 3.3.5 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). 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 vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while logged into WordPress.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

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

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 24, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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