CVE-2025-49865 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49865: WordPress Advanced Settings plugin <= 3.0.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

Vendor Helmut Wandl
Product Advanced Settings
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published June 17, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

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 Helmut Wandl Advanced Settings advanced-settings allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Advanced Settings: from n/a through <= 3.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Advanced Settings versions 3.0.1 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unauthorized actions within the plugin without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions in the plugin on behalf of a logged-in administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can trick your admin into changing plugin settings or performing other actions without their knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must visit a malicious webpage while logged into the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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