CVE-2025-39437 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-39437: WordPress Anthologize plugin <= 0.8.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Boone Gorges
Product Anthologize
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published April 17, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Boone Gorges Anthologize anthologize allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Anthologize: from n/a through <= 0.8.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Anthologize versions 0.8.3 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 site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the administrator's knowledge. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to Anthologize.

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 content or settings if they trick an admin into clicking a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The site admin must be logged in and visit a page controlled by the attacker.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 17, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated