CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-9896

MediumCVSS 4.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

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

Summary

The HidePost plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to and including 2.3.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the options.php settings page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request if they can trick a site administrator into clicking a link.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can modify plugin settings, potentially leading to malfunction or content disclosure. The risk is moderate but may violate privacy policies.

Recommendation

Update the plugin to a version newer than 2.3.8 or remove it if not used. Apply nonce fixes if available.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The HidePost plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the options.php settings page. 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.

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