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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-5055
CVE-2025-5055:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Smart Forms WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.6.98) contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-5055) discovered on May 23, 2025. The vulnerability affects the admin settings functionality and is present in multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled (NVD, WordPress Plugin).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the admin settings. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.4 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with administrator-level permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of May 22, 2025, the plugin has been temporarily closed and is not available for download pending a full security review (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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