CVE-2025-6236
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-07-10

Last updated on: 2025-07-11

Assigner: WPScan

Description
The Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
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Published
2025-07-10
Last Modified
2025-07-11
Generated
2026-05-07
AI Q&A
2025-07-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
kibokolabs hostel to 1.1.5.9 (exc)
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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?

The vulnerability in the Hostel WordPress plugin before version 1.1.5.9 is due to improper sanitization and escaping of some settings. This flaw allows high privilege users, such as administrators, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks even if the unfiltered_html capability is disabled, for example in multisite WordPress setups.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can allow high privilege users to inject malicious scripts that are stored and executed in the context of the website. 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.


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