What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Zen Sticky Social plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'zen-social-sticky/zen-sticky-social.php' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Zen Sticky Social versions 0.3 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 and can affect the integrity of site data.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions on the site via a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Admins visiting untrusted links could unknowingly modify site settings or data if they're logged in.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Admin must visit attacker's webpage while logged into the site. No special privileges or authentication required from attacker.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
June 14, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
