CVE-2025-53320
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Wp Enhanced Free Downloads EDD plugin through version 1.0.4. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2025-53320 and was disclosed on June 27, 2025 (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 following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts that would be executed in the context of other users' browsers when they visit the affected pages. This could lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the vulnerability disclosure, no official fix has been released for this vulnerability. Users are advised to consider implementing additional security controls or removing the plugin until a patch becomes available (Patchstack).

Additional resources


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