# CVE-2025-23797: WordPress WP Options Editor plugin \<= 1.1 - CSRF to Privilege Escalation vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-16 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- wp-options-editor: through 1.1

## Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mike Selander WP Options Editor wp-options-editor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Options Editor: from n/a through <= 1.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wp-options-editor, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-options-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-options-editor-plugin-1-1-csrf-to-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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