Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-23884

High

Published: 16 January 2025

Published
16 January 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0008 23.0th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.

Security Summary

CVE-2025-23884 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, classified under CWE-352, in the Annie WordPress plugin developed by Chris Roberts. This issue affects Annie from unknown initial versions through version 2.1.1. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), highlighting its potential for cross-site exploitation with changed scope.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely with low attack complexity, requiring only user interaction such as tricking a victim into visiting a malicious webpage. Successful CSRF exploitation enables the attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of the authenticated user, potentially leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The Patchstack advisory details this as a CSRF-to-stored-XSS vulnerability in WordPress Annie plugin version 2.1.1, providing vulnerability assessment and recommendations for affected sites. Security practitioners should consult the advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/annie/vulnerability/wordpress-annie-plugin-2-1-1-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for mitigation guidance, including plugin updates where available.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-352

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.
Why these techniques?

CSRF-to-stored-XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin exploited remotely via malicious link requiring user interaction to perform unauthorized actions.

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

References