CVE-2025-12173
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CVE-2025-12173 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. The WP Admin Microblog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wp-admin-microblog' page. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The WP Admin Microblog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wp-admin-microblog' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send messages on behalf of an administrator via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
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Timeline
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- Status
- Deferred
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