CVE-2025-58217 WordPress Instant Breaking News Plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit CSRF to inject stored XSS payloads, allowing code execution and bypassing security controls in the Instant Breaking News 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-2025-58217?
CVE-2025-58217 is a high-severity vulnerability in GeroNikolov Instant Breaking News, published on 27 Aug 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 GeroNikolov Instant Breaking News instant-breaking-news allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Instant Breaking News: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-58217?
How do I fix CVE-2025-58217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-58217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-58217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-58217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3j9-7wcp-qmh8.