CVE-2025-12413 Social Media WPCF7 Stop Words <= 1.1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into updating plugin settings and injecting malicious scripts via CSRF.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12413?
CVE-2025-12413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in socialmedialtd WPCF7 Stop words, published on 4 Nov 2025. 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
The Social Media WPCF7 Stop Words plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the smWpCfSwOptions() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12413?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12413?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12413 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12413 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jxvj-4752-7c25.