# CVE-2025-28892: WordPress FTP Sync plugin <= 1.1.6 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

> A CSRF vulnerability in the FTP Sync WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject stored XSS payloads, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rgrc-x3v2-4gmm

## What is CVE-2025-28892?

CVE-2025-28892 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in a2rocklobster FTP Sync, published on 11 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in a2rocklobster FTP Sync ftp-sync allows Stored XSS.This issue affects FTP Sync: from n/a through <= 1.1.6.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-28892?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-28892?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-28892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-28892 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-28892 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-28892 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-28892 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in a2rocklobster FTP Sync, published on 11 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-28892 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: a2rocklobster FTP Sync. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28892/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28892/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-28892
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-28892
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-28892

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28892/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.