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CVE-2025-25136: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress Optimate Ads plugin, affecting versions up to 1.0.3. The vulnerability was identified on February 3, 2025, by security researcher Abdi Pranata and was assigned CVE-2025-25136 (Patchstack Database).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is identified under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and requires Subscriber or higher privileges to exploit (NVD, Patchstack Database).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors 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 Database).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the vulnerability disclosure, no official fix is available for this security issue. The vulnerability affects Optimate Ads plugin versions up to 1.0.3 (Patchstack Database).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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