CVE-2025-39374 HIGH

CVE-2025-39374: WordPress Best Posts Summary plugin <= 1.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Aseem1234

Product Best Posts Summary

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published May 19, 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 aseem1234 Best Posts Summary best-posts-summary allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Best Posts Summary: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Best Posts Summary versions 1.0 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 attack requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

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

May 19, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39374 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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