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.
Published: 2025-08-23
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthenticated deletion of RSS feeds via cross‑site request forgery
Action: Apply patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Silencesoft RSS Reader plugin for WordPress contains a cross‑site request forgery flaw on the 'sil_rss_edit_page' action because it either omits or incorrectly validates the nonce. An attacker can craft a request that, when a site administrator follows a malicious link or otherwise triggers the page, will delete an existing RSS feed without the administrator’s knowledge or consent. The vulnerability enables loss of content and can disrupt the service that the feeds provide.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites using any version of the Silencesoft RSS Reader plugin up to and including 0.6 are affected. Administrators of these sites are at risk when they access the feed editing page.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 4.3 indicates a moderate severity level, and the EPSS probability is reported as less than 1%, showing that real‑world exploitation is unlikely but still possible. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, yet public advisories are available. Attack requires only a socially engineered click by an administrator on a maliciously crafted link. Without a vendor fix the risk remains while the affected version remains in use.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 19:16 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Silencesoft RSS Reader plugin to a version that includes the CSRF fix.
  • If no update is available immediately, restrict or disable the 'sil_rss_edit_page' endpoint so that only trusted administrators can access it.
  • As a temporary countermeasure, add a custom nonce to the feed edit request and validate it on the server side to block forged actions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 19:16 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-28787 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.
History

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Silencesoft RSS Reader <= 0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to RSS Feed Deletion
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:06:21.165Z

Reserved: 2025-07-18T19:41:38.196Z

Link: CVE-2025-7842

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Updated: 2025-08-25T17:11:58.921Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-08-23T05:15:33.283

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-7842

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-21T19:30:06Z

Weaknesses