Cross-Site Request Forgery in Browser Sniff Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-9883

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress

Vendor
CVE Published:
20 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-9883?

The Browser Sniff plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to insufficient nonce validation. This vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to exploit the plugin, allowing them to forge requests and manipulate settings if they can deceive an administrator into inadvertently executing malicious actions, such as clicking on a deceptive link. It is crucial to take immediate action to secure your WordPress site and update to the latest version of the plugin.

Affected Version(s)

Browser Sniff * <= 2.3

References

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

JohSka
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CVE-2025-9883 : Cross-Site Request Forgery in Browser Sniff Plugin for WordPress