CVE-2025-58983: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Stefano Lissa's Include Me WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 1.3.2. The vulnerability was discovered by Jihwan Moon and was disclosed on September 9, 2025, receiving the identifier CVE-2025-58983 (Patchstack).

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 5.9 (Medium). The attack vector is Network-based (N), with Low attack complexity (L), requiring High privileges (H) and User interaction (R). The scope is Changed (C), with Low impact on Confidentiality (L), Integrity (L), and Availability (L) (NVD).

If exploited, this stored XSS 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 guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.3.3 of the Include Me plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.3.3 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).