PT-2025-27846 · WordPress · Ycontributors

Johannes Skamletz + 1 · Published 2025-07-04 · Updated 2025-07-19 · CVE-2025-6041

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: yContributors plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 0.5

Description: The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'yContributors' page. This allows unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing a specific action, such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations: For yContributors plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 0.5, consider disabling the plugin until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the 'yContributors' page to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid performing actions that could be triggered by a forged request, such as clicking on links from untrusted sources, until the issue is resolved.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-6041

Affected Products

Ycontributors

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6041 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ycontributors/trunk/ycontributors_admin.php#L19 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1bd61124-d4af-4c88-be96-579c735b7b49?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/127685 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/jmdevlabs/status/1946562388003520600 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1941011266039894365 · Twitter Post