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CVE-2025-7842

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 23, 2025
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-352
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

The Silencesoft RSS Reader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'sil_rss_edit_page' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete RSS feeds via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • silence Silencesoft RSS Reader — Up to and including 0.6

References

  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/external-rss-reader/
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e688654-8e21-48e8-a497-06812f3be9fb?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record