CVE-2025-30572

CVE-2025-30572 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Simple Rating WordPress plugin developed by Igor Yavych, which enables Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The flaw affects the plugin in all versions from n/a through 1.4 inclusive. It is associated with CWE-352 and carries 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), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, user interaction, and scope change with low impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely by crafting a malicious request that tricks an authenticated user—typically via a phishing link or malicious webpage—into submitting a CSRF-protected action without their knowledge. Successful exploitation stores an XSS payload on the site, which executes in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking, data theft, or further site compromise within the plugin's scope.

The Patchstack advisory provides details on this vulnerability, including assessment and recommended actions; practitioners should consult https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-rating/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-rating-plugin-1-4-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for mitigation guidance, such as updating to a patched version if available.