CVE-2025-12416 Pagerank Tools <= 1.1.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can trick admins into executing malicious scripts via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover in Pagerank Tools.
- 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-2025-12416?
CVE-2025-12416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in mahype Pagerank tools, 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 Pagerank Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the pr_save_settings() function and insufficient input sanitization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to 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. The injected scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the plugin's settings page.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12416?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12416?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12416 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9cf-gx4r-55f7.