CVE-2025-30565 HIGH

CVE-2025-30565: WordPress banner-manager plugin <= 16.04.19 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Karrikas

Product banner-manager

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published March 24, 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 karrikas banner-manager banner-manager allows Stored XSS.This issue affects banner-manager: from n/a through <= 16.04.19.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Banner Manager versions up to 16.04.19 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of an authenticated user. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised page. An attacker can modify banner settings, delete banners, or alter site configuration without the user's knowledge or consent.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions (modify, delete, or create banners) on behalf of a logged-in site administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Banners can be modified, deleted, or created without your authorization, potentially defacing your site or injecting malicious content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

An authenticated site administrator must visit a page controlled by the attacker or click a malicious link while logged in.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 24, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30565 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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