CVE-2025-23572
WordPress UpDownUpDown plugin <= 1.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Dave Konopka UpDownUpDown updownupdown-postcomment-voting allows Stored XSS.This issue affects UpDownUpDown: from n/a through <= 1.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
WordPress UpDownUpDown plugin <= 1.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Dave Konopka UpDownUpDown updownupdown-postcomment-voting allows Stored XSS.This issue affects UpDownUpDown: from n/a through <= 1.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-23572- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-3256
7.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Dave Konopka UpDownUpDown updownupdown-postcomment-voting allows Stored XSS.This issue affects UpDownUpDown: from n/a through <= 1.1.
- Record
EUVD-2025-3256- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wfpm-96m8-86ph
7.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Dave Konopka, Martin Scharm UpDownUpDown...
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Dave Konopka, Martin Scharm UpDownUpDown allows Stored XSS.This issue affects UpDownUpDown: from n/a through 1.1.
- Record
GHSA-wfpm-96m8-86ph- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Dave Konopka UpDownUpDown updownupdown-postcomment-voting allows Stored XSS.This issue affects UpDownUpDown: from n/a through <= 1.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-23572- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-23572 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Dave Konopka Updownupdown, published January 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/updownupdown-postcomment-voting/vulnerability/wordpress-updownupdown-plugin-1-1-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23572
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/updownupdown-postcomment-voting/vulnerability/wordpress-updownupdown-plugin-1-1-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wfpm-96m8-86ph