CVE-2025-30787

High

Published: 27 March 2025

Published

27 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 0.0022 45.0th percentile

Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-30787 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 45.0th 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-2025-30787 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, classified under CWE-352, in the WordPress plugin Eli EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup ( Elisqlreports). This flaw enables Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and affects all versions from n/a through 5.25.08. Published on 2025-03-27, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and scope change.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability without authentication by crafting malicious web pages or links that trick authenticated users—such as WordPress administrators—into performing unintended actions via CSRF. Successful exploitation stores XSS payloads on the affected site, allowing script execution in the context of other users' browsers. This achieves low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed security scope.

The Patchstack advisory provides details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability, including assessment and recommended actions for mitigation. Security practitioners should consult https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/elisqlreports/vulnerability/wordpress-ez-sql-reports-shortcode-widget-and-db-backup-plugin-5-25-08-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for patching guidance and verification steps.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-8369

Vulnerability details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Eli EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup elisqlreports allows Stored XSS.This issue affects EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup: from n/a through <= 5.25.08.

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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T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution

An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.

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Why these techniques?

The CVE describes a CSRF vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress plugin that is exploited via crafted malicious links or pages to trick authenticated users into storing XSS payloads.

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