CVE-2025-39371 Cross-site request forgery in Author Box Plugin With Different Description
Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions in the Author Box Plugin With Different Description WordPress 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-2025-39371?
CVE-2025-39371 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sanjeev Mohindra Author Box Plugin With Different Description, published on 19 May 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 Sanjeev Mohindra Author Box Plugin With Different Description author-box-with-different-description allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Author Box Plugin With Different Description: from n/a through <= 1.3.5.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39371?
How do I fix CVE-2025-39371?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39371 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-39371 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39371 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c6gj-2jr9-8cjp.