CVE-2025-46435
WordPress Time Based Greeting plugin <= 2.2.2 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Yash Binani Time Based Greeting time-based-greeting allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Time Based Greeting: from n/a through <= 2.2.2.
INFO
Published Date :
April 24, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 17, 2026, 9:26 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Implement anti-CSRF tokens in all state-changing requests.
- Validate referer header for all incoming requests.
- Update to the latest secure version of the software.
- Sanitize all user-supplied input before processing.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-46435.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/time-based-greeting/vulnerability/wordpress-time-based-greeting-plugin-2-2-2-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-46435 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-46435
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-46435 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-46435 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Yash Binani', 'product': 'Time Based Greeting', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'custom', 'lessThanOrEqual': '2.2.2'}], 'packageName': 'time-based-greeting', 'collectionURL': 'https://wordpress.org/plugins', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2025-46435', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2025-04-24T19:55:52.043230Z'} -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 23, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Yash Binani Time Based Greeting allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Time Based Greeting: from n/a through 2.2.2. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Yash Binani Time Based Greeting time-based-greeting allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Time Based Greeting: from n/a through <= 2.2.2. Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 24, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Yash Binani Time Based Greeting allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Time Based Greeting: from n/a through 2.2.2. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CWE CWE-352 Added Reference https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/time-based-greeting/vulnerability/wordpress-time-based-greeting-plugin-2-2-2-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve