CVE-2025-23848
WordPress Hotspots Analytics plugin <= 4.0.12 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in dpowney Hotspots Analytics hotspots allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Hotspots Analytics: from n/a through <= 4.0.12.
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 Hotspots Analytics plugin <= 4.0.12 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in dpowney Hotspots Analytics hotspots allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Hotspots Analytics: from n/a through <= 4.0.12.
- Record
CVE-2025-23848- 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-2025-3473
7.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in dpowney Hotspots Analytics hotspots allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Hotspots Analytics: from n/a through <= 4.0.12.
- Record
EUVD-2025-3473- 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-73qg-3m93-m3px
7.1
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Daniel Powney Hotspots Analytics allows Stored...
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Daniel Powney Hotspots Analytics allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Hotspots Analytics: from n/a through 4.0.12.
- Record
GHSA-73qg-3m93-m3px- 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 dpowney Hotspots Analytics hotspots allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Hotspots Analytics: from n/a through <= 4.0.12.
- Record
CVE-2025-23848- 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-2025-23848 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Daniel Powney Hotspots Analytics, 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/hotspots/vulnerability/wordpress-hotspots-analytics-plugin-4-0-12-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23848
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/hotspots/vulnerability/wordpress-hotspots-analytics-plugin-4-0-12-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-73qg-3m93-m3px