CVE-2025-9618Network attack vector

Settings modification via missing nonce validation

Published Aug 30, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

CSRF in WPDreams Related Posts Lite 1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify plugin settings through a forged request. The settings update handler in backend/settings.php accepts state-changing request data without correctly validating a WordPress nonce. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to be tricked into submitting the request, and the documented impact is limited to plugin-settings changes.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

CSRF in WPDreams Related Posts Lite 1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify plugin settings through a forged request. The settings update handler in backend/settings.php accepts state-changing request data without correctly validating a WordPress nonce. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to be tricked into submitting the request, and the documented impact is limited to plugin-settings changes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-9618
Published
Aug 30, 2025
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
Ernest Marcinko
Product
Related Posts Lite
Classifications
CWE-352, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Ernest Marcinko · Related Posts Liteversion=0 <=1.12

Published CVSS scores

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

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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)
T1204.001Malicious Link

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