CVE-2025-57942 WordPress Emergency Password Reset plugin <= 9.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions via CSRF in the Emergency Password Reset 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-2025-57942?
CVE-2025-57942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in andy_moyle Emergency Password Reset, published on 22 Sep 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 andy_moyle Emergency Password Reset emergency-password-reset allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Emergency Password Reset: from n/a through <= 9.3.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-57942?
How do I fix CVE-2025-57942?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-57942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-57942 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-57942 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hq5r-v3g3-74xv.