CVE-2025-23467 WordPress RSS News Scroller plugin <= 2.0.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover in WordPress sites using this 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-2025-23467?
CVE-2025-23467 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in vimal.ghorecha RSS News Scroller, published on 16 Jan 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
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in vimal.ghorecha RSS News Scroller rss-news-scroller allows Stored XSS.This issue affects RSS News Scroller: from n/a through <= 2.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23467?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23467?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23467 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-23467 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23467 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phqv-qp7j-x8c9.