CVE-2025-62967
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in DirectoryPress WordPress plugin versions 3.6.25 and below. The vulnerability was identified and reported by security researcher Muhammad Yudha - DJ on October 18, 2025, and was subsequently assigned CVE-2025-62967. The vulnerability requires authenticated access with Contributor or higher privileges to exploit (Wordfence Intel).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium) with the following vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability requires network access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction, with a scope that is changed and low impacts on confidentiality and integrity but no impact on availability (Wordfence Intel).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges to inject malicious scripts into the website, which can then be executed in other users' browsers. This could lead to theft of sensitive information or manipulation of website content (Wordfence Intel).

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