CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-12410

MediumCVSS 6.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

The SH Contextual Help plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to and including 3.2.1 due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the sh_contextual_help_dashboard_widget() function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request if they can trick a site administrator into clicking a link.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could change plugin settings and inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to admin session hijacking or infecting visitors. This requires administrator interaction (clicking a link).

Recommendation

Update the SH Contextual Help plugin to a version newer than 3.2.1 if available, or consider removing it. Inform administrators about the risk of clicking unknown links.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The SH Contextual Help plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the sh_contextual_help_dashboard_widget() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS