Vulnerability · Published May 19, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2025-43840WordPress CheckBot plugin <= 1.05 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site request forgery in CheckBot from ref. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ref CheckBot checkbot allows Stored XSS.This issue affects CheckBot: from n/a through <= 1.05.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L