CVE-2025-53238
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Toast Plugins Toast Mobile Menu (toast-responsive-menu) WordPress plugin affecting versions through 1.0.7. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 22, 2025 (NVD, AttackerKB).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The attack vector is network-based, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to store and execute malicious scripts that can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system, all rated as Low impact. The attack has a Changed scope, indicating potential impact beyond the vulnerable component (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users of Toast Mobile Menu plugin should upgrade to a version newer than 1.0.7 if available. No specific workarounds have been publicly documented (Patchstack).

Additional resources


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