Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-25036 is a CSRF issue in the WordPress Social Media Icons Widget plugin up to version 1.6. An attacker would need a user interaction to cause an unwanted action with limited integrity impact. The supplied sources do not name active exploitation or a fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate web hygiene issue. Prioritize internet-facing WordPress sites and sites where administrators frequently access dashboards. It is not supported as an emergency from the supplied evidence, but unresolved plugins create avoidable operational risk.
Technical view
The vulnerability is CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery affecting the spoontalk-social-media-icons-widget WordPress plugin, reported for versions <= 1.6. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, user interaction required, integrity impact low, no confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites that have the Social Media Icons Widget plugin installed at version 1.6 or earlier. The source bundle does not provide CPEs or hosting-specific indicators, so asset inventory is required.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle. The available evidence supports a CSRF risk requiring user interaction, but does not describe public exploit activity, exploit maturity, affected admin actions, or weaponized procedures.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: it identifies CSRF, version <= 1.6, CVSS 4.3, and Patchstack as the vulnerability database reference. It does not document the affected request, nonce behavior, fixed release, exploit details, or observed exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for spoontalk-social-media-icons-widget or Social Media Icons Widget.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or mitigation.
- If the plugin is unnecessary, remove it through normal change control.
- Monitor the CVE and Patchstack entry for remediation updates.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and flag version 1.6 or earlier.
- Review recent plugin configuration changes for unexpected modifications.
- Verify no provided source names active exploitation or KEV status.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.