CVE-2025-14852 MDirector Newsletter <= 4.5.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings by tricking administrators into clicking a link due to missing nonce verification.
- 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-2025-14852?
CVE-2025-14852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in antevenio MDirector Newsletter WordPress Plugin, published on 14 Feb 2026. 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 MDirector Newsletter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.8. This is due to missing nonce verification on the mdirectorNewsletterSave function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's 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-2025-14852?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14852 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-14852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cx2-gf73-34wr.