CVE-2025-46495 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-46495: WordPress Drop Caps plugin <= 2.1 - CSRF to XSS vulnerability

Vendor Tomontoast
Product Drop Caps
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published April 24, 2025
Last update May 12, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in tomontoast Drop Caps drop-caps allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Drop Caps: from n/a through <= 2.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Drop Caps versions 2.1 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking a logged-in user into visiting a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can modify site content or settings through logged-in users without their knowledge or consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in with at least low-level privileges and click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 24, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated

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