Reflected XSS via forged privileged-user request
Published Feb 14, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
CSRF in Thor Disqus Popular Posts 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to trigger reflected XSS through a victim's browser. Patchstack has not disclosed the affected request handler, input parameter, or operation that reflects attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires a higher-privileged WordPress user to submit the forged request, causing attacker-controlled script to execute in that user's browser context.
Summary
What happened
CSRF in Thor Disqus Popular Posts 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to trigger reflected XSS through a victim's browser. Patchstack has not disclosed the affected request handler, input parameter, or operation that reflects attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires a higher-privileged WordPress user to submit the forged request, causing attacker-controlled script to execute in that user's browser context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-22705
- Published
- Feb 14, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Thor
- Product
- Disqus Popular Posts
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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