CVE-2025-9896: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in funnnny HidePost
The HidePost plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the options.php settings page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify 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-2025-9896 identifies a CSRF vulnerability in the HidePost WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.3.8). The issue arises from improper nonce validation on the options.php settings page, enabling attackers to perform unauthorized changes to plugin settings by leveraging an administrator's authenticated session. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but no privileges (PR:N) and can be exploited remotely (AV:N). The impact is limited to integrity loss of plugin settings without confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated administrator to unknowingly modify the HidePost plugin settings via a forged request. This could lead to unauthorized configuration changes but does not directly compromise confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4.3.
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 while logged into WordPress and consider implementing additional CSRF protections or disabling the plugin if feasible.
CVE-2025-9896: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in funnnny HidePost
Description
The HidePost plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the options.php settings page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings 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-2025-9896 identifies a CSRF vulnerability in the HidePost WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.3.8). The issue arises from improper nonce validation on the options.php settings page, enabling attackers to perform unauthorized changes to plugin settings by leveraging an administrator's authenticated session. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but no privileges (PR:N) and can be exploited remotely (AV:N). The impact is limited to integrity loss of plugin settings without confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated administrator to unknowingly modify the HidePost plugin settings via a forged request. This could lead to unauthorized configuration changes but does not directly compromise confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4.3.
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 while logged into WordPress and consider implementing additional CSRF protections or disabling the plugin if feasible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-09-02T23:17:39.312Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68d87cd25d6228f86ddc9296
Added to database: 9/28/2025, 12:09:54 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:51:39 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 8:32:34 AM
Views: 146
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