CVE-2025-47686
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in DELUCKS DELUCKS SEO plugin versions through 2.5.9. The vulnerability was initially reported on March 20, 2025, and publicly disclosed on May 7, 2025. This security issue affects WordPress installations using the vulnerable versions of the DELUCKS SEO plugin (Wiz, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). The attack vector is Network-based (N), with Low attack complexity (L), requiring Low privileges (L) and User interaction (R). The scope is Changed (C) with Low impact on Confidentiality (L), Integrity (L), and Availability (L) (NVD, Wiz).

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

As of the disclosure date, no official fix has been released for this vulnerability (Wiz, Patchstack).

Additional resources


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