CVE-2025-14853 json
LEAV Last Email Address Validator <= 1.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
published 2026-01-16 9 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-2962
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The LEAV Last Email Address Validator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions <= 1.7.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the display_settings_page function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 9 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- smings LEAV Last Email Address Validator
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/93db56df-d21b-4788-84b2-7b28641b5a7a?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/last-email-address-validator/trunk/includes/leav-settings-page.inc.php#L66
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/last-email-address-validator/trunk/includes/leav-settings-page.inc.php#L2183
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/last-email-address-validator/trunk/includes/leav-settings-page.inc.php#L257
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-14853
- NVD CVE-2025-14853
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