CVE-2025-30940
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Melipayamak WordPress plugin versions through 2.2.12. The vulnerability was disclosed on June 6, 2025, and assigned identifier CVE-2025-30940. This security issue affects the Melipayamak plugin, which appears to be abandoned as it hasn't received updates for over a year (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9 (Medium), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability falls under the CWE-79 category: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (NVD).

Impact

The 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 visitors access the affected site (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As there is no official fix available and the software is considered abandoned, the recommended mitigation is to remove and replace the Melipayamak plugin with an alternative solution. Note that merely deactivating the software does not remove the security threat unless a virtual patch (vPatch) is deployed (Patchstack).

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