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CVE-2025-9631: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in gyaku AutoCatSet

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-9631cvecve-2025-9631cwe-352
Published: Thu Sep 11 2025 (09/11/2025, 07:24:49 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: gyaku
Product: AutoCatSet

Description

The AutoCatSet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the autocatset_ajax function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger automatic recategorization of posts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 21:51:04 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-9631 is a CSRF vulnerability in the gyaku AutoCatSet WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 2.1.4. The vulnerability arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the autocatset_ajax function, enabling attackers to forge requests that trigger automatic post recategorization when a site administrator interacts with a crafted link. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and does not require privileges (PR:N). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and limited impact on integrity only.

Potential Impact

An attacker can cause unauthorized automatic recategorization of posts by tricking an administrator into clicking a malicious link. This impacts the integrity of post categorization but does not affect confidentiality or availability. 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 available, administrators should avoid clicking untrusted links and consider disabling or restricting the AutoCatSet plugin functionality that triggers the autocatset_ajax action.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2025-08-28T19:54:00.766Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 68c27a22e1c560fa9d94d4b8

Added to database: 9/11/2025, 7:28:34 AM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:51:04 PM

Last updated: 5/10/2026, 9:25:40 AM

Views: 77

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