Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-31079 is a CSRF issue in the WordPress Usermaven plugin through version 1.2.1. A successful attack could cause a logged-in user to perform an unintended action, but the published scoring indicates limited integrity impact and no stated confidentiality or availability impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin exposure. It is not presented as actively exploited in the supplied sources, but vulnerable internet-facing WordPress sites should still be inventoried and remediated during normal patch cycles.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Usermaven for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 1.2.1. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3 with network attack vector, low complexity, no attacker privileges, required user interaction, unchanged scope, and low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites where the Usermaven plugin is installed and running at version 1.2.1 or earlier. The bundle does not identify other products or platforms as affected.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked as CISA KEV. Exploitation requires user interaction, consistent with CSRF, but the provided sources do not describe exploit maturity or real-world abuse.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE metadata and Patchstack vulnerability entry. The bundle provides affected range, CWE, CVSS, and impact class, but does not provide endpoint details, proof-of-concept status, exploit telemetry, or a named fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Usermaven plugin and record installed versions.
- Check Usermaven or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Update if an official fixed release is available from the vendor.
- Disable or remove the plugin if it is not business-critical.
- Review administrator workflows for unexpected Usermaven-related changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Usermaven is installed on each WordPress property.
- Verify plugin versions and flag any instance at 1.2.1 or earlier.
- Check vendor and Patchstack pages for current remediation details.
- Review WordPress admin activity for unexpected plugin configuration changes.
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.