How severe is CVE-2025-13970?

CVE-2025-13970 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.0, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-13970 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (19th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-13970?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-13970 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-13970 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-203181.

When was CVE-2025-13970 published?

CVE-2025-13970 was published on 2025-12-13 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-13970

CVE-2025-13970 is a high-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-352.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 8.0)
CVSS v4: 7.0
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (19th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-203181
Weakness: CWE-352
Published: 2025-12-13
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

OpenPLC_V3 is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack due to the absence of proper CSRF validation. This issue allows an unauthenticated attacker to trick a logged-in administrator into visiting a maliciously crafted link, potentially enabling unauthorized modification of PLC settings or the upload of malicious programs which could lead to significant disruption or damage to connected systems.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-13970?: OpenPLC_V3 is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack due to the absence of proper CSRF validation. This issue allows an unauthenticated attacker to trick a logged-in administrator into visiting a maliciously crafted link, potentially enabling unauthorized modification of PLC settings or the upload of malicious programs which could lead to significant disruption or damage to connected systems.
How severe is CVE-2025-13970?: CVE-2025-13970 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.0, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-13970 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (19th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-13970?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-13970 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-13970 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-203181.
When was CVE-2025-13970 published?: CVE-2025-13970 was published on 2025-12-13 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Other CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-32642 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in appsbd Vite Coupon vite-coupon allows Remote Code Inclusion.This…
CVE-2025-23922 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Harsh iSpring Embedder embed-ispring allows Upload a Web Shell to a…
CVE-2017-5145 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): An issue was discovered in Carlo Gavazzi VMU-C EM prior to firmware Version A11_U05, and VMU-C PV prior to firmware…
CVE-2019-25729 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): PDF Signer 3.0 contains a server-side template injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute…
CVE-2025-48340 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Danny Vink User Profile Meta Manager user-profile-meta allows…
CVE-2025-2907 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): The Order Delivery Date WordPress plugin before 12.3.1 does not have authorization and CSRF checks when importing…

Browse all CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) vulnerabilities →