// For flags

CVE-2025-28860

WordPress Google News Editors Picks Feed Generator plugin <= 2.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Severity Score

7.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in PPDPurveyor Google News Editors Picks Feed Generator allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Google News Editors Picks Feed Generator: from n/a through 2.1.

The Google News Editors Picks Feed Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: Abdi Pranata (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-03-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-03-11 CVE Published
  • 2025-03-17 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-592: Stored XSS
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Google News Editors Picks News Feeds
Search vendor "Google News Editors Picks News Feeds"
 Google News Editors Picks News Feeds
Search vendor "Google News Editors Picks News Feeds" for product "Google News Editors Picks News Feeds"
 >= 0.0 <= 2.1
Search vendor "Google News Editors Picks News Feeds" for product "Google News Editors Picks News Feeds" and version " >= 0.0 <= 2.1"
en
Affected