CVE-2025-47447 WordPress Cool Author Box plugin <= 3.0.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability
Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions in the Cool Author Box 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-2025-47447?
CVE-2025-47447 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak Cool Author Box, published on 7 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 Hossni Mubarak Cool Author Box hm-cool-author-box-widget allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Cool Author Box: from n/a through <= 3.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47447?
How do I fix CVE-2025-47447?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-47447 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47447 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8fgm-3937-8v3v.