CVE-2025-13684 ARK Related Posts <= 2.19 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify 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-2025-13684?
CVE-2025-13684 is a medium-severity vulnerability in alexkar ARK Related Posts, published on 5 Dec 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 ARK Related Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 2.19. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ark_rp_options_page function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's configuration 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-2025-13684?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13684?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13684 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-13684 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13684 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r27-2c98-x9f5.