CVE-2025-7842 Silencesoft RSS Reader <= 0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to RSS Feed Deletion
Attackers can trick administrators into deleting RSS feeds via forged requests due to missing nonce validation in the Silencesoft RSS Reader 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-2025-7842?
CVE-2025-7842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Silencesoft RSS Reader, published on 23 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
The Silencesoft RSS Reader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'sil_rss_edit_page' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete RSS feeds 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-2025-7842?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7842?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-7842 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7842 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v8mw-f6f3-25f3.