CVE-2025-28940 WordPress Back To Top Plugin <= 2.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can trick users into performing unintended actions in the Back To Top WordPress plugin via CSRF.

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-2025-28940?

CVE-2025-28940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in arkapravamajumder Back To Top, 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 arkapravamajumder Back To Top backtotop allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Back To Top: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-28940?

How do I fix CVE-2025-28940?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-28940 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-28940 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-28940 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xwx7-4rrg-r95g.

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