CVE-2025-5930: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in digitalacornjp WP2HTML
The WP2HTML plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-5930 is a CSRF vulnerability in the WP2HTML plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.2. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the save() function, which is intended to protect against unauthorized requests. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a forged request that, when executed by an authenticated administrator (e.g., via clicking a link), results in unauthorized modification of plugin settings. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N), reflecting low complexity and requiring user interaction but no privileges.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to update WP2HTML plugin settings without authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized configuration changes. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The attack requires tricking an administrator into performing an action, such as clicking a malicious link.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking untrusted links while logged into WordPress with administrative privileges. Monitoring for updates from the plugin vendor or WordPress security channels is recommended.
CVE-2025-5930: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in digitalacornjp WP2HTML
Description
The WP2HTML plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-5930 is a CSRF vulnerability in the WP2HTML plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.2. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the save() function, which is intended to protect against unauthorized requests. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a forged request that, when executed by an authenticated administrator (e.g., via clicking a link), results in unauthorized modification of plugin settings. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N), reflecting low complexity and requiring user interaction but no privileges.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to update WP2HTML plugin settings without authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized configuration changes. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The attack requires tricking an administrator into performing an action, such as clicking a malicious link.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking untrusted links while logged into WordPress with administrative privileges. Monitoring for updates from the plugin vendor or WordPress security channels is recommended.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-06-09T14:46:26.544Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 684b8f24358c65714e6b57aa
Added to database: 6/13/2025, 2:38:28 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:33:37 AM
Last updated: 5/8/2026, 9:17:13 PM
Views: 74
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