CVE-2025-46452 HIGH

CVE-2025-46452: WordPress Google News plugin <= 2.5.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Olav Kolbu
Product Google News
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published April 24, 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 Olav Kolbu Google News allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Google News: from n/a through 2.5.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Google News by Olav Kolbu versions up to 2.5.1 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in user, performs unwanted actions within the application without the user's knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in user into performing unwanted actions (read, modify, or delete data) via a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts can be compromised to perform actions they did not authorize, potentially exposing or modifying site data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

User must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage or link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 24, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated