CVE-2025-14904 Newsletter Email Subscribe <= 2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into updating plugin settings via forged requests, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- 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-2025-14904?
CVE-2025-14904 is a medium-severity vulnerability in anilankola Newsletter Email Subscribe, published on 7 Jan 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 Newsletter Email Subscribe plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.4. This is due to incorrect nonce validation on the nels_settings_page function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update 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-2025-14904?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14904?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-14904 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14904 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3m2-5cm7-pmh3.