CVE-2025-8103: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in etruel WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher
The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This is due to missing nonce validation in the handle_feedback_submission() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to deactivate the plugin 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-2025-8103 is a CSRF vulnerability in the WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin (up to version 2.8.7). The vulnerability arises from the absence of nonce validation in the handle_feedback_submission() function, enabling attackers to craft forged requests that can deactivate the plugin if an administrator is tricked into executing the action. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, and impact limited to availability loss.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause denial of service by deactivating the plugin, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The attack requires user interaction (an administrator clicking a crafted link). There are no known exploits 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 released, administrators should avoid clicking untrusted links and consider disabling or restricting access to the plugin's feedback submission functionality if possible.
CVE-2025-8103: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in etruel WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher
Description
The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This is due to missing nonce validation in the handle_feedback_submission() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to deactivate the plugin 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-2025-8103 is a CSRF vulnerability in the WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin (up to version 2.8.7). The vulnerability arises from the absence of nonce validation in the handle_feedback_submission() function, enabling attackers to craft forged requests that can deactivate the plugin if an administrator is tricked into executing the action. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, and impact limited to availability loss.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause denial of service by deactivating the plugin, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The attack requires user interaction (an administrator clicking a crafted link). There are no known exploits 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 released, administrators should avoid clicking untrusted links and consider disabling or restricting access to the plugin's feedback submission functionality if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-07-23T21:50:35.383Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68844fe2ad5a09ad005a5afa
Added to database: 7/26/2025, 3:47:46 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:58:59 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 7:57:22 AM
Views: 165
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