CVE-2025-48316: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in ItayXD Responsive Mobile-Friendly Tooltip WordPress plugin affecting versions through 1.6.6. The vulnerability was reported by Muhammad Yudha - DJ on August 4, 2025, and was publicly disclosed on August 25, 2025. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2025-48316 and is classified under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that affects the Responsive Mobile-Friendly Tooltip WordPress plugin. It has 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. The vulnerability requires Contributor-level privileges or higher to exploit (Patchstack).

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject harmful scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when visitors access the affected site. The software is considered abandoned as it hasn't received updates for over a year, increasing the potential security risks (Patchstack).

As there is no official fix available and the software is considered abandoned, the recommended mitigation is to remove and replace the plugin with an alternative solution. Deactivating the software alone does not remove the security threat unless a virtual patch is deployed (Patchstack).