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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-23816
CVE-2025-23816:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the WordPress Metaphor Widgets plugin versions 2.4 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by SOPROBRO and was publicly disclosed on January 16, 2025 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue falling under the OWASP Top 10 category A3: Injection. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level. The vulnerability requires Contributor-level privileges or higher to exploit (Patchstack).
Impact
This vulnerability could enable malicious actors to inject harmful scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the affected website. These injected scripts would execute when visitors access the site, potentially compromising the security of both the website and its users (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue was initially reported on December 6, 2024, but remains unpatched as of the disclosure date (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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