CVE-2025-49353CWE-352

WordPress Noindex by Path plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

High · published December 31, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A crafty CSRF vulnerability in Noindex by Path means that a user could unknowingly send their own requests, paving the way for Stored XSS! 😱 Think of it like a restaurant where a waiter takes orders without checking who's at the table; anyone could slip in a nasty order as if it came from a regular visitor. That's how easily an attacker can perform actions without the victim realizing it! Just imagine: an attacker could hijack a session and execute malicious scripts, allowing them to steal sensitive information, manipulate data, or even take over the user’s account. This could lead to a devastating breach of trust and catastrophic data loss for affected users! 🔥

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where a waiter takes orders without checking who's at the table; anyone could slip in a nasty order as if it came from a regular visitor. That's how easily an attacker can perform actions without the victim realizing it! This CSRF vulnerability allows attackers to forge requests on behalf of a victim, enabling them to execute Stored XSS. It primarily affects Noindex by Path versions from n/a through 1.0, where proper validation checks are absent.

What to do

Just imagine: an attacker could hijack a session and execute malicious scripts, allowing them to steal sensitive information, manipulate data, or even take over the user’s account. This could lead to a devastating breach of trust and catastrophic data loss for affected users! 🔥 To fix this issue, update Noindex by Path to the latest version and implement CSRF tokens for all state-changing requests. Additionally, consider reviewing your application’s input validation to prevent XSS vulnerabilities. 🛡️ You've got this! By taking these steps, you’ll put a solid defense in place and keep your users safe! 💪✨

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00115 · 1.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-352 · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Published
2025-12-31T05:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 DEC 05:36Z
    WordPress Noindex by Path plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
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