CVE-2025-23640
WordPress Rename Author Slug plugin <= 1.2.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
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.
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 Rename Author Slug plugin <= 1.2.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-23640- 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-2025-3304
7.1
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-3304- 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-j3w8-649m-f65v
7.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nazmul Ahsan Rename Author Slug allows Stored...
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nazmul Ahsan Rename Author Slug allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rename Author Slug: from n/a through 1.2.0.
- Record
GHSA-j3w8-649m-f65v- 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 Nazmul Ahsan Rename Author Slug rename-author-slug allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rename Author Slug: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-23640- 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-2025-23640 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Nazmul Ahsan Rename Author Slug, published January 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
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
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23640
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
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3w8-649m-f65v