Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)Weakness · CWE-352

CVE-2025-23673

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-16
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in dkukral Email on Publish email-on-publish allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Email on Publish: from n/a through <= 1.5.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A CSRF vulnerability in the Email on Publish WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into submitting malicious requests that inject and persist malicious scripts (Stored XSS) into plugin settings or published content.

MitigationUpdate to a patched version of the plugin that implements proper CSRF token validation (nonces) on all forms and AJAX actions, along with appropriate input sanitization and output encoding to prevent XSS.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Locate the Email on Publish plugin
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Email on Publish' or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for an email-on-publish folder
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active
  2. Identify the installed version
    In WordPress admin, click on the plugin name to view details, or open the main plugin PHP file and look for the 'Version' header comment in the plugin file header
    Affected if The version is unknown, unpatched, or falls within an affected range
  3. Check plugin settings for suspicious scripts
    Navigate to the plugin's settings page (usually under Settings > Email on Publish) and inspect all input fields for unexpected <script> tags, javascript: URLs, or on* event handlers
    Affected if Any stored XSS payloads or malicious scripts are present in plugin configuration fields
  4. Review recent published content for injected scripts
    Check recent posts/pages that were published or updated while the plugin was active, looking for malicious script tags in content fields or custom fields
    Affected if Malicious scripts appear in published content that were not intentionally added by administrators
  5. Audit admin user accounts for unauthorized changes
    Review WordPress users with administrator role and check if any unexpected users were added or existing admin accounts modified
    Affected if New or unexpected administrator accounts exist that were not created by known admins

A user is affected if the Email on Publish plugin is installed and its version lacks CSRF token validation, or if stored XSS payloads are already present in plugin settings or published content.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to a patched version of the plugin that implements proper CSRF token validation (nonces) on all forms and AJAX actions, along with appropriate input sanitization and output encoding to prevent XSS.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Email on Publish version 1.6 or later

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Locate the 'Email on Publish' plugin by dkukral
  4. Check the current version (should be <= 1.5)
  5. Update the plugin to the latest available version (1.6 or later)
  6. Verify the update was successful and the plugin functions correctly

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $3,000
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