CVE-2025-6059 Seraphinite Accelerator <= 2.27.21 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Multiple Administrative Actions
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into performing administrative actions like cache deletion via forged requests in the Seraphinite Accelerator 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-2025-6059?
CVE-2025-6059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in seraphinitesoft Seraphinite Accelerator, published on 14 Jun 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 Seraphinite Accelerator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.27.21. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'OnAdminApi_CacheOpBegin' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform several administrative actions, including deleting the cache, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6059?
How do I fix CVE-2025-6059?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-6059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45r7-9fh5-3vpw.