Silencesoft RSS Reader Plugin up to 0.6 on WordPress sil_rss_edit_page cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Silencesoft RSS Reader Plugin up to 0.6 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sil_rss_edit_page. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-7842. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Silencesoft RSS Reader Plugin up to 0.6 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function sil_rss_edit_page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Silencesoft RSS Reader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'sil_rss_edit_page' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete RSS feeds via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was published by Nabil Irawan. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-7842 since 07/18/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

07/18/2025 CVE reserved
08/23/2025 +36 days Advisory disclosed
08/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Nabil Irawan
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-7842 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-7842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321200

Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2025 10:12
Changes: 08/23/2025 10:12 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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