CVE-2025-2537
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-03
Last updated on: 2025-07-03
Assigner: Wordfence
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability affects multiple WordPress plugins that use the bundled ThickBox JavaScript library (version 3.1). Due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes, authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts execute whenever a user accesses the injected page, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability allows attackers with contributor-level access or above to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions, data theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the website, potentially compromising the security and integrity of the affected WordPress site.