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CVE-2025-22551: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability CVE-2025-22551 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in the Boot-Modal WordPress plugin versions 1.9.1 and earlier. The vulnerability was reported on December 17, 2024, and publicly disclosed on January 7, 2025. The security issue affects the Boot-Modal plugin developed by Julien Crego (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') issue. It received a CVSS score of 6.5, categorizing it as a low severity vulnerability. The vulnerability requires Contributor-level privileges to exploit (Patchstack).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.10 of the Boot-Modal plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.10 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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