CVE-2025-6831
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-22
Last updated on: 2025-07-22
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
Description
CVSS Scores
EPSS Scores
| Probability: | |
| Percentile: |
Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wpeverest | user_registration | * |
Helpful Resources
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. |
Attack-Flow Graph
AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the User Registration plugin for WordPress, specifically in the urcr_restrict shortcode. It occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape user-supplied attributes, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages. These scripts then execute whenever any user accesses the affected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow attackers with contributor-level access to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users who visit the infected pages. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions performed on behalf of the user without their consent.