CVE-2025-23640: WordPress Rename Author Slug plugin <= 1.2.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nazmul Ahsan Rename Author Slug rename-author-slug allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rename Author Slug: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.

Affected products

Nazmul Ahsan Rename Author Slug: through 1.2.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/rename-author-slug/vulnerability/wordpress-rename-author-slug-plugin-1-2-0-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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