CVE-2025-26919
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Tainá WordPress theme contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CVE-2025-26919) affecting versions up to and including 0.2.2. The vulnerability was discovered on April 2, 2025, and allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts that execute when users access affected pages (WPScan, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and has received a CVSS v3.1 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 issue stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the theme, which enables authenticated attackers to store malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers (NVD).

Impact

When successfully exploited, the vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute whenever users access the compromised pages. This could lead to various malicious activities including session hijacking, credential theft, or malicious redirects (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

No official fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Users are advised to either implement virtual patching through security services or consider removing and replacing the theme with a secure alternative. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks (Patchstack).

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