CVE-2025-32563 HIGH

CVE-2025-32563: WordPress WP Calais Auto Tagger plugin <= 2.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Dangrossman

Product WP Calais Auto Tagger

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published April 9, 2025

Last update May 12, 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 dangrossman WP Calais Auto Tagger calais-auto-tagger allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP Calais Auto Tagger: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Calais Auto Tagger versions 2.0 and earlier are 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 authenticated to WordPress.

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 plugin settings or trigger unintended actions if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2025 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32563 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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