CVE-2025-32645 HIGH

CVE-2025-32645: WordPress Custom Posts Order Plugin <= 4.4 - CSRF to Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Hiren Patel
Product Custom Posts Order
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published April 9, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

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 Hiren Patel Custom Posts Order custom-posts-order allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Posts Order: from n/a through <= 4.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Custom Posts Order versions 4.4 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 unauthorized actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability affects the plugin's core functionality and can result in data modification or site configuration changes.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious page that performs unauthorized actions on the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin's session can be hijacked to modify site settings, posts, or plugin configuration without their awareness.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special access or authentication required from attacker.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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