CVE-2025-9881: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in jensg Ultimate Blogroll
The Ultimate Blogroll plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts 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-2025-9881 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Ultimate Blogroll plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.5.2. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function, enabling attackers to craft forged requests that, if executed by an authenticated site administrator, can update plugin settings and inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has network attack vector (AV:N) with no privileges required (PR:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized modification of plugin settings and injection of malicious scripts, potentially compromising the integrity and security of the affected WordPress site. The confidentiality and integrity impacts are low, with no availability impact. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
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 on suspicious links and consider disabling or removing the Ultimate Blogroll plugin if it is not essential. Monitoring for updates from the vendor or plugin author is recommended.
CVE-2025-9881: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in jensg Ultimate Blogroll
Description
The Ultimate Blogroll plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts 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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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-9881 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Ultimate Blogroll plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.5.2. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function, enabling attackers to craft forged requests that, if executed by an authenticated site administrator, can update plugin settings and inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has network attack vector (AV:N) with no privileges required (PR:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized modification of plugin settings and injection of malicious scripts, potentially compromising the integrity and security of the affected WordPress site. The confidentiality and integrity impacts are low, with no availability impact. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
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 on suspicious links and consider disabling or removing the Ultimate Blogroll plugin if it is not essential. Monitoring for updates from the vendor or plugin author is recommended.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-09-02T21:45:27.693Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68c394f4b40dc0e4c24ff7d9
Added to database: 9/12/2025, 3:35:16 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:05:01 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 2:56:16 AM
Views: 146
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