Silencesoft RSS Reader WordPress Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the Silencesoft RSS Reader plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 0.6. The issue arises from inadequate nonce validation on the 'sil_rss_edit_page', allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete RSS feeds by tricking a site administrator into clicking a link.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized deletion of RSS feeds by exploiting the CSRF flaw.

Added: Aug 23, 2025, 5:19 AM
Updated: Aug 23, 2025, 5:19 AM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
0.0
impact
0.6
exploitability
6.4
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.4
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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