Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-25024 is a CSRF issue in the WordPress ThirstyAffiliates plugin up to version 3.11.9. An attacker could trick a logged-in user into performing unintended actions. The published score is medium, with limited integrity and availability impact and no confidentiality impact reported.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but timely WordPress plugin remediation item. The issue is not reported as actively exploited, but affected public websites should be identified and updated or otherwise protected once vendor guidance is confirmed.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Blair Williams ThirstyAffiliates for WordPress, affecting versions through 3.11.9. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the ThirstyAffiliates plugin at version 3.11.9 or earlier. Sites not using this plugin, or using versions outside the affected range, are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The sources do not report active exploitation, and this CVE is not marked as CISA KEV. Exploitation requires social engineering or another way to get a logged-in user to interact with attacker-controlled content.
Researcher notes
Public details are sparse in the provided sources. They establish the vulnerability class, affected range, CVSS vector, and Patchstack entry, but do not provide endpoint-level details, proof of concept, exploitation evidence, or a named fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the ThirstyAffiliates plugin.
- Identify installations running ThirstyAffiliates version 3.11.9 or earlier.
- Check vendor and Patchstack guidance for an updated fixed version or official workaround.
- Prioritize updating or disabling affected installations if no safe update is available.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the plugin slug is thirstyaffiliates on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed ThirstyAffiliates version from WordPress administration or asset inventory.
- Compare installed versions against the affected range: through 3.11.9.
- Review web and application logs for unusual authenticated administrative actions.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (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:L
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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:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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.