CVE-2025-31536
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in moshensky CF7 Spreadsheets WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 2.3.2. The vulnerability was reported on February 15, 2025, by researcher Trương Hữu Phúc and was assigned CVE-2025-31536. The issue was officially published on April 3, 2025 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, categorized under CWE-79. It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated users (NVD, Patchstack).

Impact

This vulnerability allows malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts are executed when visitors access the affected site. The software is considered abandoned, as it hasn't been updated for over a year, increasing the potential security risks (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

No official fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks. Users are advised to either implement the Patchstack virtual patch or remove and replace the software entirely, as it appears to be abandoned (Patchstack).

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