CVE-2025-8481
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-11
Last updated on: 2025-09-11
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | rs_wp_books_showcase | * |
| wordpress | blog_designer_for_elementor | 1.1.7 |
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Exploitability
| 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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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the Blog Designer For Elementor plugin for WordPress, specifically in version 1.1.7. It occurs because the plugin does not properly validate nonces in the bdfe_install_activate_rswpbs_only function. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a site administrator into performing an unintended action, such as installing the 'rs-wp-books-showcase' plugin, by sending a forged request.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a site administrator to unknowingly install a potentially malicious plugin on the WordPress site. This could lead to unauthorized changes or compromise of the site, as the attacker leverages the administrator's privileges through a forged request.