CVE-2025-12827 Top Friends <= 0.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify Top Friends plugin settings by tricking administrators into clicking a link due to missing nonce validation.
- 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-2025-12827?
CVE-2025-12827 is a medium-severity vulnerability in denishua Top Friends, published on 18 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 Top Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.3. This is due to missing nonce validation on the top_friends_options_subpanel() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings 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-2025-12827?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12827?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c748-4mfm-3f26.