CVE-2025-8391: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Magic Edge – Lite plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-8391) in versions up to and including 1.1.6. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'height' parameter. The issue was discovered and disclosed on August 2, 2025 (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (Medium). The attack vector is network-based (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L) and no user interaction (UI:N). The scope is changed (S:C) with low confidentiality (C:L) and integrity (I:L) impacts, and no availability impact (A:N) (NVD, Wordfence).

The 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 theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions (NVD).

The plugin has been temporarily closed as of July 31, 2025, pending a full security review. Users are advised to disable and remove the plugin until a patched version becomes available (WordPress Plugin Page).