CVE-2025-58236 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-58236: WordPress Force Update Translations plugin <= 0.5 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Mayo Moriyama
Product Force Update Translations
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published September 22, 2025
Last update May 13, 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 Mayo Moriyama Force Update Translations force-update-translations allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Force Update Translations: from n/a through <= 0.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Force Update Translations versions 0.5 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge. The vulnerability requires the admin to click the link or visit the page, but no special privileges are needed beyond that interaction.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a site admin into performing unwanted actions by visiting a malicious link or page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data if an admin is tricked into visiting a malicious page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2025 CVE published
May 13, 2026 Record updated