SH Contextual Help <= 3.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The SH Contextual Help plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the sh_contextual_help_dashboard_widget() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12410
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7jjj-fhq5-2gq3
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/364d6bd8-cdb8-4c99-b610-ba9a3125909e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sh-contextual-help/tags/3.2.1/functions.php#L400
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sh-contextual-help/tags/3.2.1/functions.php#L402
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sh-contextual-help/tags/3.2.1/functions.php#L417
More samhoamt vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01897 SH Email Alert <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-12410 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12410 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7jjj-fhq5-2gq3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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