CVE-2025-23530: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in yonisink Custom Post Type Lockdown
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in yonisink Custom Post Type Lockdown custom-post-type-lockdown allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Custom Post Type Lockdown: from n/a through <= 1.11.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-23530 involves a CSRF flaw in the yonisink Custom Post Type Lockdown plugin (versions <= 1.11). This flaw enables attackers to execute unauthorized requests on behalf of authenticated users, potentially escalating privileges within the affected system. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely with low attack complexity and requires user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability losses. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation, allowing attackers to gain higher-level access than intended. This can compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Since the vulnerability affects a plugin managing custom post types, it may impact content management and access control within the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling the affected plugin or restricting its usage to trusted users only. Implementing additional CSRF protections at the application or web server level may help mitigate risk temporarily.
CVE-2025-23530: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in yonisink Custom Post Type Lockdown
Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in yonisink Custom Post Type Lockdown custom-post-type-lockdown allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Custom Post Type Lockdown: from n/a through <= 1.11.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-23530 involves a CSRF flaw in the yonisink Custom Post Type Lockdown plugin (versions <= 1.11). This flaw enables attackers to execute unauthorized requests on behalf of authenticated users, potentially escalating privileges within the affected system. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely with low attack complexity and requires user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability losses. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation, allowing attackers to gain higher-level access than intended. This can compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Since the vulnerability affects a plugin managing custom post types, it may impact content management and access control within the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling the affected plugin or restricting its usage to trusted users only. Implementing additional CSRF protections at the application or web server level may help mitigate risk temporarily.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-16T11:25:49.096Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd7634e6bfc5ba1df0a74e
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:47:00 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 8:12:59 AM
Last updated: 5/21/2026, 6:33:52 PM
Views: 19
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