Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-30608

High

Published: 24 March 2025

Published
24 March 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0006 20.1th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-30608 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 20.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SC-23 (Session Authenticity) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-30608 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress plugin WordPress SQL Backup (also referred to as Anthony WordPress SQL Backup) that allows Stored XSS. Published on 2025-03-24, this issue affects the plugin from unknown initial versions through version 3.5.2 inclusive. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (High), with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers accessible over the network, requiring low attack complexity and user interaction, such as tricking a victim into performing a state-changing action via a forged request. Exploitation changes the scope and enables stored XSS, resulting in low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Advisories, including the Patchstack database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wordpress-sql-backup/vulnerability/wordpress-wordpress-sql-backup-3-5-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, provide details on the vulnerability in version 3.5.2.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Anthony WordPress SQL Backup wordpress-sql-backup allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress SQL Backup: from n/a through <= 3.5.2.

CWE(s)
CWE-352

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

The CVE describes a CSRF vulnerability in a publicly accessible WordPress plugin that enables stored XSS attacks, directly mapping to exploitation of public-facing applications.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly mitigates the CVE by requiring identification, reporting, and timely patching of the vulnerable WordPress SQL Backup plugin up to version 3.5.2.

SC-23 Session Authenticity good match
prevent

Prevents CSRF exploitation by enforcing mechanisms to protect the authenticity of communications sessions, such as anti-CSRF tokens required for state-changing requests.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Addresses the stored XSS consequence of the CSRF by validating and sanitizing inputs to prevent malicious script injection and storage in the plugin.

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