CVE-2025-12173
CVSS 4.3 Medium
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Published: 2025-11-18T09:15:47.717
The WP Admin Microblog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ‘wp-admin-microblog’ page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send messages on behalf of an administrator via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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How to fix CVE-2025-12173
CVE-2025-12173 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: The WP Admin Microblog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ‘wp-admin-microblog’ page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send messages on behalf of an administrator via a forged request granted they […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 3.1.1
✅ Safe: ≥ 3.1.2
Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: May be available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 3.1.1)
- Update to ≥ 3.1.2 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: The WP Admin Microblog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ‘wp-admin-microblog’ page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send messages on behalf of an administrator via a forged request granted they […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 3.1.1
✅ Safe: ≥ 3.1.2
Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: May be available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 3.1.1)
2 Immediate actions
- Update to ≥ 3.1.2 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
MEDIUM
Time to Exploit: 1-4 hours
Skills Required: Intermediate security knowledge
Public Exploits: May be available
Affected Versions
Vulnerable: ≤ 3.1.1
Safe: ≥ 3.1.2
Vulnerability Timeline
Nov 18, 2025
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Nov 18, 2025
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