Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-53991

CVE-2025-53991:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Crocoblock JetTricks WordPress plugin, identified as CVE-2025-53991. The vulnerability affects versions through 1.5.4.1 and was disclosed on July 16, 2025. This security flaw allows for Stored XSS attacks in the plugin's functionality (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and 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 to exploit (NVD, Patchstack).

Impact

The 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 (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.5.4.2 of the JetTricks plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.5.4.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-updates for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).