CVE-2025-23530 WordPress Custom Post Type Lockdown plugin <= 1.11 - CSRF to Privilege Escalation vulnerability
A CSRF vulnerability in the Custom Post Type Lockdown WordPress plugin allows attackers to escalate privileges by tricking users into performing actions.
- 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-2025-23530?
CVE-2025-23530 is a high-severity vulnerability in yonisink Custom Post Type Lockdown, 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 yonisink Custom Post Type Lockdown custom-post-type-lockdown allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Custom Post Type Lockdown: from n/a through <= 1.11.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23530?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23530?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23530 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-23530 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23530 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-57gf-488m-657j.