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CVE-2025-57901:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-57901 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in DAEXT Import Markdown WordPress plugin versions through 1.14. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 22, 2025, and was identified by security researcher minseok Kim (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) that allows for Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The vulnerability 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 (Patchstack).
Impact
This 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 visitors access the affected site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the disclosure date, no official fix has been made available for this vulnerability. The issue affects all versions through 1.14 of the Import Markdown plugin (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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