CVE-2025-58848 HIGH

CVE-2025-58848: WordPress WP likes Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

Vendor Aakash1911

Product WP likes

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published September 5, 2025

Last update May 13, 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 aakash1911 WP likes wp-likes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP likes: from n/a through <= 3.1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP likes versions 3.1.1 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 unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page while logged in to WordPress.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site (like, unlike, or modify settings) on behalf of a logged-in administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can trick your admin into modifying site content or settings through a malicious link or webpage.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A logged-in WordPress administrator must visit an attacker-controlled webpage while the plugin is active.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 5, 2025 CVE published

May 13, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58848 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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