CVE-2025-23822
WordPress Category Custom Fields plugin <= 1.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in alicornea Category Custom Fields categorycustomfields allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Category Custom Fields: from n/a through <= 1.0.
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 Category Custom Fields plugin <= 1.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in alicornea Category Custom Fields categorycustomfields allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Category Custom Fields: from n/a through <= 1.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-23822- 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-2025-3452
7.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in alicornea Category Custom Fields categorycustomfields allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Category Custom Fields: from n/a through <= 1.0.
- Record
EUVD-2025-3452- 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-h5jv-mg2w-v8fj
7.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Cornea Alexandru Category Custom Fields allows...
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Cornea Alexandru Category Custom Fields allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Category Custom Fields: from n/a through 1.0.
- Record
GHSA-h5jv-mg2w-v8fj- 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 alicornea Category Custom Fields categorycustomfields allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Category Custom Fields: from n/a through <= 1.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-23822- 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-2025-23822 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Alicornea Category Custom Fields, published January 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/categorycustomfields/vulnerability/wordpress-category-custom-fields-plugin-1-0-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23822
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/categorycustomfields/vulnerability/wordpress-category-custom-fields-plugin-1-0-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h5jv-mg2w-v8fj