CVE-2025-32480 HIGH

CVE-2025-32480: WordPress Windows Live Writer plugin <= 0.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Dalziel

Product Windows Live Writer

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 dalziel Windows Live Writer windows-live-writer allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Windows Live Writer: from n/a through <= 0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Windows Live Writer versions 0.1 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 user, performs unwanted actions within the application without the user's knowledge. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated. Impact includes unauthorized data modification and limited information disclosure.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions (read, modify, or delete data) on behalf of a logged-in user without their consent.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts and data can be compromised if they visit malicious sites while using the application.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into Windows Live Writer and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

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-2025-32480 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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