Vulnerability · Published Aug 30, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-9618Related Posts Lite <= 1.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site request forgery in Related Posts Lite from wpdreams. 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).
Official description
The Related Posts Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpdreams | Related Posts Lite | 0 – through 1.12 |
Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N