CVE-2025-39371Network attack vector

Unwanted privileged actions via forged requests

Published May 19, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Cross-site request forgery in Author Box Plugin With Different Description 1.3.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to force unwanted actions. Neither the CNA record nor Patchstack's advisory identifies the affected handler or the missing request-validation operation. Exploitation requires a privileged user to interact with attacker-controlled content while authenticated, and the published record bounds the result to low-integrity unwanted actions.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in Author Box Plugin With Different Description 1.3.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to force unwanted actions. Neither the CNA record nor Patchstack's advisory identifies the affected handler or the missing request-validation operation. Exploitation requires a privileged user to interact with attacker-controlled content while authenticated, and the published record bounds the result to low-integrity unwanted actions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-39371
Published
May 19, 2025
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
Sanjeev Mohindra
Product
Author Box Plugin With Different Description
Classifications
CWE-352, CAPEC-62, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.3.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Sanjeev Mohindra · Author Box Plugin With Different Descriptionversion=0 <=1.3.5

Published CVSS scores

4.3PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC-62Cross Site Request Forgery
T1204.001Malicious Link

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