CVE-2025-2540
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-03
Last updated on: 2026-04-08
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 prettyPhoto library version 3.1.6. 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 (Stored Cross-Site Scripting) into pages. These scripts execute whenever any user accesses the injected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability allows attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into web pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as stealing user credentials, hijacking user sessions, defacing websites, or spreading malware to visitors, potentially compromising the security and integrity of the affected WordPress site.