CVE-2025-32479 HIGH

CVE-2025-32479: WordPress Flags Widget plugin <= 1.0.7 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Ab-Tools

Product Flags Widget

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published April 9, 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 ab-tools Flags Widget flags-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Flags Widget: from n/a through <= 1.0.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Flags Widget for ab-tools contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions up to 1.0.7. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the widget 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 Flags Widget by tricking a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify widget settings or data without your permission if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A logged-in site administrator must visit an attacker-controlled webpage while authenticated to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32479 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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