CSRF in Johnjamesjacoby Bbpress
CVE-2025-1435
The bbPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.11. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the bbp_user_add_role_on_register() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of a bbPress Keymaster via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Rather than implementing a nonce check to provide protection against this vulnerability, which would break functionality, the plugin no longer makes it possible to select a role during registration.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Johnjamesjacoby Bbpress — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-1435?
- CVE-2025-1435 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Johnjamesjacoby Bbpress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1435?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-1435 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.