CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-9892

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

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

Summary

The Restrict User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to and including 1.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings via a forged request if they can trick an administrator into performing an action.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could modify plugin settings, potentially leading to violations of user registration policies, such as allowing unauthorized registrations or blocking legitimate ones. This could impact service integrity and availability.

Recommendation

Update the plugin to the latest patched version. Also, implement nonce validation in all functions handling requests.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Restrict User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings 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