CVE-2025-3097 wp Time Machine <= 3.4.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can trick admins into clicking links to inject malicious scripts via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and potential site compromise.
- 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-2025-3097?
CVE-2025-3097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in paulgpetty wp Time Machine, published on 2 Apr 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 wp Time Machine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wpTimeMachineCore.php' page. 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3097?
How do I fix CVE-2025-3097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-3097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2w83-6jxw-jfx8.