CVE-2025-30612 HIGH

CVE-2025-30612: WordPress Replace Default Words plugin <= 1.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Mandegarweb

Product Replace Default Words

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 mandegarweb Replace Default Words replace-default-words allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Replace Default Words: from n/a through <= 1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Replace Default Words versions 1.3 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

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 content if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

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-2025-30612 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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