Cross-Site Request Forgery in YANewsflash Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-6054

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Yanewsflash
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-6054?

The YANewsflash plugin for WordPress harbors a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability due to inadequate nonce validation on the 'yanewsflash/yanewsflash.php' page. This flaw allows unauthorized attackers to potentially manipulate plugin settings or inject harmful web scripts by tricking a site administrator into executing a malicious request, such as clicking on a deceptive link. Affected versions are all prior to and including 1.0.3, emphasizing the importance of timely updates and security measures.

Affected Version(s)

YANewsflash * <= 1.0.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/yanewsflash/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
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

Johannes Skamletz
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CVE-2025-6054 : Cross-Site Request Forgery in YANewsflash Plugin for WordPress