CVE-2025-58217
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Publication date: 2025-08-27

Last updated on: 2026-04-23

Assigner: Patchstack

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.
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Published
2025-08-27
Last Modified
2026-04-23
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2026-06-16
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2025-08-27
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-58217
EUVD
EUVD-2025-25918
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geronikolov instant_breaking_news *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-352 The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the WordPress Instant Breaking News Plugin up to version 1.0. It allows a malicious actor to trick authenticated users with higher privileges into executing unwanted actions on the site without their consent, potentially compromising site integrity. It is related to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and falls under broken access control vulnerabilities. [1]

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized actions being performed on your site by attackers exploiting authenticated users, which may compromise the integrity of your site. Although it is considered low severity and unlikely to be widely exploited, it can still allow attackers to perform malicious actions if the site remains unpatched. [1]

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should update the Instant Breaking News WordPress plugin to version 1.0.1 or later, as this version contains the fix. Additionally, you can use Patchstack's virtual patching to auto-mitigate the vulnerability before applying official patches. Timely updates are recommended to prevent opportunistic automated attacks. [1]

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