CVE-2025-60164 HIGH

CVE-2025-60164: WordPress NewsmanApp plugin <= 2.7.7 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Newsman

Product NewsmanApp

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published September 26, 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 NewsMAN NewsmanApp newsmanapp allows Stored XSS.This issue affects NewsmanApp: from n/a through <= 2.7.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

NewsmanApp versions 2.7.7 and earlier 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 and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Update to version 3.7.24 or later to resolve this issue.

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 if an admin visits 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 NewsmanApp.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 26, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60164 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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