CVE-2025-3097: wp Time Machine <= 3.4.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The wp Time Machine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wpTimeMachineCore.php' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-3097
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Affected Products
Vendor: paulgpetty
Product: wp Time Machine
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 8.33% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-04-20 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3097https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f44fdbb2-abb8-488f-bdc0-ec6eea93d92a?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-time-machine/trunk/includes/wpTimeMachineCore.php#L86
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-time-machine/