Newsletter Email Subscribe <= 2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · 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 Newsletter Email Subscribe plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.4. This is due to incorrect nonce validation on the nels_settings_page function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilankola | Newsletter Email Subscribe | up to 2.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Newsletter Email Subscribe Vendoranilankola Affected up to 2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14904
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3m2-5cm7-pmh3
References
More anilankola vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04791 Add Custom Body Class <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-14904 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14904 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j3m2-5cm7-pmh3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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