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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-62042
CVE-2025-62042:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the WordPress Event Post plugin by Bastien Ho, affecting versions up to 5.10.3. The vulnerability was discovered by Muhammad Yudha - DJ and was publicly disclosed on October 16, 2025, with CVE-2025-62042 being assigned on October 22, 2025 (Wordfence, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) issue. It 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, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and required user interaction (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with Contributor level permissions or higher to perform stored cross-site scripting attacks, potentially compromising the security of the WordPress installation (Wordfence).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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