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CVE-2025-11857: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The XX2WP Integration Tools plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-11857) discovered in versions up to and including 1.9.9. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 17, 2025, and affects the 'mxpfb2wpdisplay_embed' shortcode functionality (Wordfence).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user input and output of the 'postid' parameter in the 'mxpfb2wpdisplayembed' shortcode. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (Medium), indicating moderate severity (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an affected page, potentially leading to unauthorized actions being performed on behalf of other users viewing the compromised content (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Website administrators running affected versions of the XX2WP Integration Tools plugin should update to a patched version when available. In the meantime, it is recommended to restrict access to contributor roles and monitor for suspicious shortcode usage (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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