Vulnerability · Published Apr 24, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2025-46452WordPress Google News plugin <= 2.5.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site request forgery in Google News from Olav Kolbu. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Olav Kolbu Google News allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Google News: from n/a through 2.5.1.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Olav Kolbu | Google News | n/a – through 2.5.1 |
Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L