CVE-2025-31080: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in Link Software LLC HTML Forms plugin, tracked as CVE-2025-31080. The vulnerability affects HTML Forms versions through 1.5.1, allowing attackers to perform Stored XSS attacks (NVD, Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.1 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L). The vulnerability allows for stored cross-site scripting attacks in the HTML Forms plugin (Patchstack).

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into the website. These scripts could be used to redirect users, inject unwanted advertisements, or execute other malicious HTML payloads that would be executed when visitors access the affected site (Patchstack).

Users are advised to update to HTML Forms version 1.5.2 or later to resolve this vulnerability. For those unable to update immediately, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until the fixed version can be installed (Patchstack).