CSRF in Indieweb Indieauth
CVE-2025-12028
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).
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.002 (10.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Indieweb Indieauth — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12028?
- CVE-2025-12028 is a high-severity vulnerability in Indieweb Indieauth, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-10-24.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12028?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-12028 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.