CVE-2025-49353 HIGH

CVE-2025-49353: WordPress Noindex by Path plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Marcin Kijak
Product Noindex by Path
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published December 31, 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 Marcin Kijak Noindex by Path noindex-by-path allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Noindex by Path: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Noindex by Path versions 1.0 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 site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the administrator's knowledge. The vulnerability affects the plugin's settings or functionality and requires the victim to click the link or visit the attacker's page.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking an admin into clicking a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify plugin settings or trigger unintended actions affecting site indexing behavior.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 31, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated