CVE-2025-39442 HIGH

CVE-2025-39442: WordPress Review Wave – Google Places Reviews plugin <= 1.4.7 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Messagemetric
Product Review Wave – Google Places Reviews
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published April 17, 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 MessageMetric Review Wave – Google Places Reviews review-wave-google-places-reviews allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Review Wave – Google Places Reviews: from n/a through <= 1.4.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Review Wave – Google Places Reviews versions 1.4.7 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a 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 logged into WordPress.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify plugin settings, create posts, or change site configuration if an admin visits a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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