CVE-2025-53582: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in WordLift plugin versions through 3.54.5 (CVE-2025-53582). The vulnerability was discovered by Muhammad Yudha - DJ and was publicly disclosed on August 14, 2025. This security issue affects the WordPress plugin WordLift, developed by WordLift Srl (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') issue, identified as CWE-79. It has 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. The attack vector is network-based, requires low attack complexity, low privileges, and user interaction (Patchstack).

This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when visitors access the affected site. The impact is considered low severity, with potential effects on confidentiality, integrity, and availability all rated as Low (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been patched in WordLift version 3.54.6. Users are advised to update to version 3.54.6 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).