CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-13142

MediumCVSS 4.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Custom Post Type plugin for WordPress (all versions up to and including 1.0) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) due to missing nonce validation on the custom post type deletion functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete custom post types via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that an unauthenticated attacker could delete custom post types, leading to data loss and disruption of the website.

Recommendation

Update the Custom Post Type plugin to a version that includes a fix adding nonce validation, and educate administrators about clicking suspicious links.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Custom Post Type plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the custom post type deletion functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete custom post types 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