CVE-2025-31028: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-31028 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in the WP Hide Categories WordPress plugin version 1.0 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 9, 2025, and allows for Reflected XSS attacks. This security issue affects the NotFound WP Hide Categories plugin, specifically impacting all versions up to and including version 1.0 (Patchstack, NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') issue. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-79, which relates to improper neutralization of input during web page generation (Patchstack).

The vulnerability allows malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts will be executed when guests visit the affected site. The impact is considered moderately dangerous and the vulnerability is expected to become actively exploited (Patchstack).

Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking any attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement the virtual patch immediately to protect their sites (Patchstack).

The vulnerability was initially reported by Nguyen Xuan Chien on March 28, 2025. Patchstack issued an early warning to their customers on April 9, 2025, before the public disclosure on April 11, 2025 (Patchstack).