CVE 8.8 HIGH

IndieAuth <= 4.5.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Account Takeover via Stolen OAuth Tokens_CVE-2025-12028

8.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The IndieAuth plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.4. This is due to missing nonce verification on the `login_form_indieauth()` function and the authorization endpoint at wp-login.php?action=indieauth. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to force authenticated users to approve OAuth authorization requests for attacker-controlled applications via a forged request granted they can trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link or visiting a malicious page while logged in. The attacker can then exchange the stolen authorization code for an access token, effectively taking over the victim's account with the granted scopes (create, update, delete).

AI Analysis

Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in IndieAuth plugin for WordPress, allowing attackers to take over user accounts via stolen OAuth tokens.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-12028
Source Wordfence
Published Oct 24, 2025 at 08:23

Affected Product

Vendor indieweb
Product IndieAuth
Version *
Affected Versions indieweb IndieAuth *

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.8 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor indieweb
Product IndieAuth
Version <= 4.5.4

References

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