CVE-2025-31751: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in doit Breaking News WP
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in doit Breaking News WP breaking-news-wp allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Breaking News WP: from n/a through <= 1.3.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-31751 is a CSRF issue in the Breaking News WP plugin (version <= 1.3) by doit. It allows attackers to trick authenticated users into submitting unwanted requests, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges or user interaction, impacting integrity and availability. No patch or vendor advisory is currently provided, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this CSRF vulnerability could cause unauthorized actions on the affected WordPress site, impacting the integrity and availability of the plugin's functionality. Confidentiality is not affected. The medium CVSS score reflects the potential for disruption but not direct data disclosure or system takeover.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider implementing CSRF protections such as verifying nonces or tokens in requests and restricting access to trusted users only. Monitor for vendor updates regarding patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2025-31751: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in doit Breaking News WP
Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in doit Breaking News WP breaking-news-wp allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Breaking News WP: from n/a through <= 1.3.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-31751 is a CSRF issue in the Breaking News WP plugin (version <= 1.3) by doit. It allows attackers to trick authenticated users into submitting unwanted requests, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges or user interaction, impacting integrity and availability. No patch or vendor advisory is currently provided, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this CSRF vulnerability could cause unauthorized actions on the affected WordPress site, impacting the integrity and availability of the plugin's functionality. Confidentiality is not affected. The medium CVSS score reflects the potential for disruption but not direct data disclosure or system takeover.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider implementing CSRF protections such as verifying nonces or tokens in requests and restricting access to trusted users only. Monitor for vendor updates regarding patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-01T13:19:14.438Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd7378e6bfc5ba1def23e3
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:35:20 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 12:09:30 PM
Last updated: 5/21/2026, 7:13:09 PM
Views: 16
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