What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-23797?

CVE-2025-23797 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Which versions of Mike Selander WP Options Editor are affected by CVE-2025-23797?

CVE-2025-23797 presents critical security risk, a cross-site request forgery vulnerability rated CVSS 9.8.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-23797?

Within 7 days: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches promptly. Verify anti-CSRF tokens and content security policies are enforced.

Mike Selander WP Options Editor CVE-2025-23797

CRITICAL

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)

2025-01-16 audit@patchstack.com

CSRF Privilege Escalation

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Re-analysis Queued

Apr 23, 2026 - 15:42 vuln.today

cvss_changed

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:04 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 16, 2025 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Options Editor: from n/a through 1.1.

AnalysisAI

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor allows Privilege Escalation.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor allows Privilege Escalation.1. Version information: through 1.1..

Affected ProductsAI

Mike Selander WP Options Editor.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.