CVE-2025-23797: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Mike Selander WP Options Editor
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor wp-options-editor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Options Editor: from n/a through <= 1.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Options Editor plugin for WordPress, developed by Mike Selander, contains a CSRF vulnerability (CVE-2025-23797) in versions up to 1.1. This vulnerability enables attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the lack of proper request validation, allowing unauthorized changes to plugin options. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction, resulting in a critical security risk with full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation, allowing attackers to modify plugin options and potentially compromise the affected WordPress site fully. The impact includes complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system components managed by the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, it is recommended to limit exposure by restricting access to the plugin's functionality and monitoring for suspicious activity related to option changes. Avoid using the affected versions of WP Options Editor if possible.
CVE-2025-23797: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Mike Selander WP Options Editor
Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor wp-options-editor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Options Editor: from n/a through <= 1.1.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Options Editor plugin for WordPress, developed by Mike Selander, contains a CSRF vulnerability (CVE-2025-23797) in versions up to 1.1. This vulnerability enables attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the lack of proper request validation, allowing unauthorized changes to plugin options. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction, resulting in a critical security risk with full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation, allowing attackers to modify plugin options and potentially compromise the affected WordPress site fully. The impact includes complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system components managed by the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, it is recommended to limit exposure by restricting access to the plugin's functionality and monitoring for suspicious activity related to option changes. Avoid using the affected versions of WP Options Editor if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-16T11:30:21.147Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd7236e6bfc5ba1dee8731
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:29:58 PM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 3:53:11 AM
Last updated: 5/21/2026, 11:53:51 AM
Views: 16
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