CVE-2025-49972 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49972: WordPress TM Replace Howdy plugin <= 1.4.2 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

Vendor David Wood

Product TM Replace Howdy

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published June 20, 2025

Last update May 12, 2026

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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 David Wood TM Replace Howdy tm-replace-howdy allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects TM Replace Howdy: from n/a through <= 1.4.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

TM Replace Howdy versions up to 1.4.2 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page while logged in. No authentication is required from the attacker's side.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or content if they trick your admin into clicking a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A logged-in site administrator must visit an attacker-controlled webpage while using the vulnerable plugin.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 20, 2025 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49972 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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