CVE-2025-23902
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress Error Notification plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all WordPress sites using Error Notification plugin versions up to 0.2.7. Successful exploitation could lead to stored XSS attacks or other administrative actions.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Error Notification plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could inject persistent malicious scripts that execute in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing credentials, session tokens, or performing actions on behalf of users.
Likely Case
Attackers create malicious pages that trick logged-in administrators into changing plugin settings or injecting malicious content when they visit while authenticated.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, impact is limited to unsuccessful exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users into visiting malicious pages while logged in.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 0.2.7
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Error Notification' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF tokens manually
WordPressAdd CSRF protection to plugin forms if you cannot update immediately
Requires custom PHP development to add nonce verification to plugin forms
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Error Notification plugin entirely
- Implement strict access controls and user training to prevent administrators from visiting untrusted sites while authenticated
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Error Notification version 0.2.7 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=error-notification --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 0.2.7 or plugin is removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin.php from unexpected referrers
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with missing or invalid nonce parameters to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND referrer NOT CONTAINS "yourdomain.com")