CVE-2025-9892 Restrict User Registration <= 1.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into updating plugin settings via forged requests, compromising site configuration integrity.
- 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-2025-9892?
CVE-2025-9892 is a medium-severity vulnerability in devrix Restrict User Registration, published on 3 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Restrict User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's 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-2025-9892?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9892?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-9892 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9892 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgqg-w357-v8wc.