CVE-2025-12589 WP-Walla <= 0.5.3.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can trick administrators into executing arbitrary scripts via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and potential site compromise.
- 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-2025-12589?
CVE-2025-12589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in baronen WP-Walla, published on 11 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 WP-Walla plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 0.5.3.5. This is due to missing nonce verification on the settings page and insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12589?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12589?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12589 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12589 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvxf-vcmr-m2gp.