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CVE-2025-9442: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The StreamWeasels Kick Integration plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-9442) discovered in all versions up to and including 1.1.5. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 6, 2025, and affects the plugin's handling of the 'vodsChannel' parameter (NVD CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'vodsChannel' parameter in the plugin. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') (NVD CVE).

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 unauthorized data access or manipulation of user sessions (NVD CVE).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.1.6 of the StreamWeasels Kick Integration plugin. The update includes security fixes for escaping variables. Users are advised to update to the latest version immediately (WordPress Plugin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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