CVE-2025-2163 Zoorum Comments <= 0.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into updating settings and injecting malicious scripts via CSRF in the Zoorum Comments plugin.
- 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-2025-2163?
CVE-2025-2163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zoorum Comments, published on 15 Mar 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 Zoorum Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the zoorum_set_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zoorum Zoorum Comments.
How do I fix CVE-2025-2163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-2163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vxrx-37r3-23mw.