Vulnerabilities and security researches forsh-contextual-help sh-contextual-help

Nov 11, 2025

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-12410
Home page URL: Security reports for SH Contextual Help
Application: SH Contextual Help
Date: Nov 04, 2025
Research Description: The SH Contextual Help plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the sh_contextual_help_dashboard_widget() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's 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.
Affected versions: max 3.2.1.
Status: vulnerable