Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-31636

CVE-2025-31636:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in SaurabhSharma WP Post Modules for Elementor plugin versions through 2.5.0. The vulnerability was discovered by Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh from VCI - VNPT Cyber Immunity and was disclosed on May 23, 2025. This security issue has been assigned CVE-2025-31636 and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') issue. It allows unauthenticated attackers to perform reflected XSS attacks. The vulnerability has been assigned CWE-79 and requires user interaction to be exploited, as indicated by the CVSS vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors 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

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

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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