CVE-2025-58217 HIGH

CVE-2025-58217: WordPress Instant Breaking News Plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

Vendor Geronikolov
Product Instant Breaking News
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published August 27, 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 GeroNikolov Instant Breaking News instant-breaking-news allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Instant Breaking News: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Instant Breaking News versions 1.0 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 unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

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 content, settings, or user accounts by exploiting an admin's browser session without their consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage while the vulnerable plugin is active.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 27, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated