# CVE-2023-25989: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in multiple WordPress plugins by Meks

> Attackers can force users to dismiss popups in multiple Meks WordPress plugins via CSRF, requiring plugin updates.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9vg-3mw3-9gwh

## What is CVE-2023-25989?

CVE-2023-25989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Meks Audio Player, published on 3 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Meks Video Importer, Meks Time Ago, Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget, Meks Smart Author Widget, Meks Audio Player, Meks Easy Maps, Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget, Meks Simple Flickr Widget, Meks Easy Ads Widget, Meks Smart Social Widget plugins leading to dismiss or the popup.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25989?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Mekshq Meks Audio Player, Mekshq Meks Easy Ads Widget, Mekshq Meks Easy Maps, Mekshq Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget, Mekshq Meks Simple Flickr Widget, Mekshq Meks Smart Author Widget, Mekshq Meks Smart Social Widget, Mekshq Meks Themeforest Smart Widget, Mekshq Meks Time Ago, Mekshq Meks Video Importer.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25989?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25989 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25989 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Meks Audio Player, published on 3 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Meks Audio Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25989/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25989/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25989
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25989
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25989

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25989/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.