CVE-2025-9617 Publish approval <= 1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Attackers can trick administrators into modifying plugin settings via forged requests, requiring an upgrade to the Publish approval plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9617?
CVE-2025-9617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in evidentlycube Publish approval, published on 11 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Publish approval plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the publish_save_option function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings 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-2025-9617?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9617?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9617 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-9617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxvg-5jqv-9c83.