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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-6385
CVE-2025-6385:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WP Applink plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-6385) affecting all versions up to and including 0.4.1. The vulnerability was disclosed on July 24, 2025, and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (Medium). The plugin has been temporarily closed as of July 22, 2025, pending a full security review (NVD, WordPress).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'title' parameter in the WP Applink plugin. This security flaw has been classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). The CVSS vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and required low privileges for exploitation (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page, potentially leading to data theft or manipulation of user interactions (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The plugin has been temporarily closed and is not available for download pending a full security review. Users are advised to disable and remove the plugin until a patched version becomes available (WordPress).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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