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CVE-2025-12406: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in awensley Project Honey Pot Spam Trap

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-12406cvecve-2025-12406cwe-352
Published: Tue Nov 18 2025 (11/18/2025, 08:27:37 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: awensley
Product: Project Honey Pot Spam Trap

Description

The Project Honey Pot Spam Trap plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the printAdminPage() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts 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, 09:19:29 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-12406 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Project Honey Pot Spam Trap WordPress plugin (awensley) affecting all versions up to 1.0.1. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the printAdminPage() function, which is responsible for rendering the administrative interface. This allows attackers to forge requests that an authenticated administrator might unknowingly execute, leading to unauthorized changes in plugin settings and possible injection of malicious web scripts. The vulnerability is network exploitable without privileges but requires user interaction (UI:R).

Potential Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to modify plugin settings and inject malicious scripts by tricking an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity loss within the affected WordPress environment. There is no indication of availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution by avoiding clicking on suspicious links and limiting administrative access. Monitoring for updates from the plugin vendor is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches promptly.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2025-10-28T14:53:21.080Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 691c305835a0ab0a56270fff

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

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:19:29 AM

Last updated: 5/10/2026, 3:36:06 AM

Views: 58

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