CVE-2025-50036
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 · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Yamna Khawaja Mailing Group Listserv wp-mailing-group allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Mailing Group Listserv: from n/a through <= 3.0.5.
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 · high confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the wp-mailing-group WordPress plugin (Mailing Group Listserv version <= 3.0.5) allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended state-changing actions by forcing their browser to send malicious requests. The plugin lacks proper anti-CSRF token validation on sensitive operations.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm wp-mailing-group plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'wp-mailing-group' or 'Mailing Group Listserv' in the list of installed pluginsAffected if Plugin is installed and active
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Identify installed plugin versionClick 'View Details' on the wp-mailing-group plugin in the WordPress plugins list, or check the plugin's main PHP file for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment blockAffected if Version displayed is 3.0.5 or lower
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Verify plugin is in use for state-changing operationsCheck if the mailing group functionality is actively used (e.g., users can subscribe, unsubscribe, send emails through the plugin). Inspect the plugin settings page for forms that perform actions like adding/removing members or sending messagesAffected if Plugin has active forms or AJAX endpoints for subscriber management or message sending
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Inspect code for missing CSRF token validationExamine the plugin's PHP files (particularly form handlers and AJAX callbacks) for presence of nonce verification calls such as check_admin_referer(), check_ajax_referer(), or wp_verify_nonce(). Look for these before any state-changing operations like updating options, modifying subscribers, or sending emailsAffected if State-changing code lacks nonce verification or uses it incorrectly (e.g., nonce present but not validated before processing)
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Check forms for nonce field presenceView page source of plugin-generated forms (subscription forms, admin settings forms). Look for hidden input fields named '_wpnonce' or similar nonce fields. Compare with WordPress best practices for form nonce implementationAffected if Forms lack hidden nonce fields or token parameters
User is affected if the wp-mailing-group plugin is installed at version 3.0.5 or lower and contains forms or AJAX actions that handle subscriber data or messages without proper CSRF token validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the wp-mailing-group plugin to the latest version (3.0.6+) which should include proper CSRF token (nonce) validation for all state-changing requests. Alternatively, implement anti-CSRF tokens on all forms and AJAX actions within the plugin.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-50036 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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