CVE-2023-25989 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in multiple WordPress plugins by Meks

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Meks Video Importer, Meks Time Ago, Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget, Meks Smart Author Widget, Meks Audio Player, Meks Easy Maps, Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget, Meks Simple Flickr Widget, Meks Easy Ads Widget, Meks Smart Social Widget plugins leading to dismiss or the popup.

Published: 2023-10-03 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-25989 is rated Low Risk (38.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-25989

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 0.23% 0.41% +0.18%
2 2025-11-21 0.25% 0.23% -0.02%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.25% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-25989

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-25989

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-25989

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mekshq meks_audio_player <= 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_audio_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
mekshq meks_easy_ads_widget <= 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_easy_ads_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
mekshq meks_easy_maps <= 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_easy_maps:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
mekshq meks_easy_photo_feed_widget <= 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_easy_photo_feed_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
mekshq meks_simple_flickr_widget <= 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_simple_flickr_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
mekshq meks_smart_author_widget <= 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_smart_author_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
mekshq meks_smart_social_widget <= 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_smart_social_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
mekshq meks_themeforest_smart_widget <= 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_themeforest_smart_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
mekshq meks_time_ago <= 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_time_ago:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
mekshq meks_video_importer <= 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_video_importer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-25989

URL Tags
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-audio-player/wordpress-meks-audio-player-plugin-1-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-easy-ads-widget/wordpress-meks-easy-ads-widget-plugin-2-0-7-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-easy-instagram-widget/wordpress-meks-easy-photo-feed-widget-plugin-1-2-7-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-easy-maps/wordpress-meks-easy-maps-plugin-2-1-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-simple-flickr-widget/wordpress-meks-simple-flickr-widget-plugin-1-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-smart-author-widget/wordpress-meks-smart-author-widget-plugin-1-1-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-smart-social-widget/wordpress-meks-smart-social-widget-plugin-1-6-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-themeforest-smart-widget/wordpress-meks-themeforest-smart-widget-plugin-1-4-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-time-ago/wordpress-meks-time-ago-plugin-1-1-6-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-video-importer/wordpress-meks-video-importer-plugin-1-0-10-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve Third Party Advisory
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