CVE-2025-9618
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
The Related Posts Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.3
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-08-30 02:15:32.990000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
View original CVE JSON
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"id": "CVE-2025-9618",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2025-08-30T02:15:32.990",
"lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "The Related Posts Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "El plugin Related Posts Lite para WordPress es vulnerable a la Cross-Site Request Forgery en todas las versiones hasta e incluyendo la 1.12. Esto se debe a la validación de nonce faltante o incorrecta en la funcionalidad de actualización de ajustes. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados modifiquen los ajustes del plugin a través de una petición falsificada, siempre que puedan engañar a un administrador del sitio para que realice una acción como hacer clic en un enlace."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "wpdreams",
"product": "Related Posts Lite",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
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"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "1.12",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"baseScore": 4.3,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 1.4
}
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"exploitation": "none"
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}
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
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},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-352"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-lite/tags/1.12/backend/settings.php#L114",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ec3667ac-1d1f-4faf-923c-7e55c03db3da?source=cve",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}