CVE-2025-9896
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-27
Last updated on: 2025-09-29
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
Description
CVSS Scores
EPSS Scores
| Probability: | |
| Percentile: |
Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | hidepost | * |
Helpful Resources
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. |
Attack-Flow Graph
AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The HidePost plugin for WordPress has a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in all versions up to and including 2.3.8. This occurs because the plugin does not properly validate nonces on its options.php settings page. As a result, an attacker can trick a site administrator into performing unintended actions, such as changing plugin settings, by making them click on a malicious link.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to modify the HidePost plugin settings by tricking an administrator into clicking a malicious link. This could lead to unauthorized changes in the website's configuration, potentially affecting site behavior or security.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Update the HidePost plugin to a version later than 2.3.8 where the Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability has been fixed. Until an update is applied, restrict access to the options.php settings page to trusted administrators only and avoid clicking on suspicious links that could trigger forged requests.