CVE-2025-64240 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-64240: WordPress Freshchat plugin <= 2.3.4 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Freshchat

Product Freshchat

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published December 16, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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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 freshchat Freshchat freshchat allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Freshchat: from n/a through <= 2.3.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Freshchat versions up to 2.3.4 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform unwanted actions on behalf of a logged-in user. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit a malicious webpage while authenticated to Freshchat. An attacker can modify user data or settings, but cannot read sensitive information or disrupt service availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform actions on behalf of a logged-in user, such as modifying account settings or data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' Freshchat accounts and settings can be altered without their knowledge if they visit malicious sites while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into Freshchat and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 16, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64240 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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