Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-30787

High

Published: 27 March 2025

Published
27 March 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 23.4th 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-2025-30787 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, classified under CWE-352, in the WordPress plugin Eli EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup ( Elisqlreports). This flaw enables Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and affects all versions from n/a through 5.25.08. Published on 2025-03-27, it 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, and scope change.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability without authentication by crafting malicious web pages or links that trick authenticated users—such as WordPress administrators—into performing unintended actions via CSRF. Successful exploitation stores XSS payloads on the affected site, allowing script execution in the context of other users' browsers. This achieves low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed security scope.

The Patchstack advisory provides details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability, including assessment and recommended actions for mitigation. Security practitioners should consult https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/elisqlreports/vulnerability/wordpress-ez-sql-reports-shortcode-widget-and-db-backup-plugin-5-25-08-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for patching guidance and verification steps.

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?

The CVE describes a CSRF vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress plugin that is exploited via crafted malicious links or pages to trick authenticated users into storing XSS payloads.

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

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