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CVE-2025-57900:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in GutenKit plugin versions through 2.4.2, tracked as CVE-2025-57900. The vulnerability was discovered on September 22, 2025, by researcher Prissy and affects the WordPress GutenKit plugin (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS v3.1 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 is identified under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and requires Contributor or higher privileges to exploit (Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the vulnerability disclosure, no official fix has been released for versions through 2.4.2. The security issue has been classified as having a low severity impact (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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