CVE-2025-23797
WordPress WP Options Editor plugin <= 1.1 - CSRF to Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor wp-options-editor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Options Editor: from n/a through <= 1.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress WP Options Editor plugin <= 1.1 - CSRF to Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor wp-options-editor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Options Editor: from n/a through <= 1.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-23797- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-3429
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor wp-options-editor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Options Editor: from n/a through <= 1.1.
- Record
EUVD-2025-3429- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r98f-274j-gp4p
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor allows...
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Options Editor: from n/a through 1.1.
- Record
GHSA-r98f-274j-gp4p- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor wp-options-editor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Options Editor: from n/a through <= 1.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-23797- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2025-23797 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mike Selander Wp Options Editor, published January 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-options-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-options-editor-plugin-1-1-csrf-to-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23797
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r98f-274j-gp4p