Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in David Shabtai Post Author Plugin
CVE-2025-28950

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Post Author
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-28950?

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the David Shabtai Post Author plugin allows an attacker to execute malicious actions on behalf of an authenticated user. This can lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The vulnerability affects versions from n/a through 1.1.1, posing significant risks for users who utilize this plugin in their WordPress installations.

Affected Version(s)

Post Author <= 1.1.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/post-aut...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Skalucy (Patchstack Alliance)
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