CVE-2025-12589
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-11
Last updated on: 2025-11-12
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordfence | wp-walla | 0.5.3.5 |
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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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The WP-Walla plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability where an attacker can perform a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) combined with Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This happens because the plugin lacks nonce verification on its settings page and does not properly sanitize or escape input and output. As a result, an unauthenticated attacker can trick an administrator into clicking a malicious link, which causes arbitrary scripts to be injected and stored on the site.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into the website, which can then execute in the context of an administrator's browser. This can lead to unauthorized actions being performed, data theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the website. Since the attack requires tricking an administrator, it can compromise site integrity and security without direct authentication.