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CVE-2025-12173: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in winkm89 WP Admin Microblog

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-12173cvecve-2025-12173cwe-352
Published: Tue Nov 18 2025 (11/18/2025, 08:27:34 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: winkm89
Product: WP Admin Microblog

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.

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 16:07:48 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-12173 is a CSRF vulnerability in the WP Admin Microblog plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 3.1.1. The root cause is missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wp-admin-microblog' page, which enables unauthenticated attackers to send forged requests that execute actions as an administrator if the admin is tricked into interacting with a malicious link. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but can lead to limited integrity impact by allowing unauthorized message posting.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform limited unauthorized actions (sending messages) on behalf of an administrator without authentication, provided the administrator is tricked into clicking a malicious link. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official fix or patch is currently documented for this vulnerability. Users of the WP Admin Microblog plugin should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates and apply any forthcoming patches promptly. Until a fix is available, administrators should exercise caution when clicking on untrusted links and consider disabling or removing the plugin if feasible.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2025-10-24T15:05:45.896Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 691c305835a0ab0a56270ff0

Added to database: 11/18/2025, 8:37:44 AM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 4:07:48 PM

Last updated: 5/10/2026, 3:47:34 AM

Views: 54

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