CVE-2025-48135
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Aptivada for WP WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 2.0.0. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 16, 2025, and was assigned identifier CVE-2025-48135 (NVD, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) issue. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating that the vulnerability requires low attack complexity and user interaction to exploit (Patchstack).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into the website. These scripts would be executed when visitors browse the affected pages, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or the injection of malicious content (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the vulnerability disclosure, no official fix is available for this issue. The software appears to be abandoned as it hasn't received updates for an extended period. Site administrators are advised to consider removing and replacing the plugin with a maintained alternative (Patchstack).

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