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CVE-2025-8622:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Flexible Map plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CVE-2025-8622) discovered in all versions up to and including 1.18.0. The vulnerability was disclosed on August 19, 2025, and affects the plugin's Flexible Maps shortcode functionality (Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the Flexible Maps shortcode. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (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 an affected page, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or manipulation of page content (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.19.0 of the Flexible Map plugin. Website administrators are strongly advised to update to this latest version. The fix includes improved input sanitization and output escaping mechanisms for user-supplied attributes (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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