CVE-2025-8684
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-05
Last updated on: 2025-09-05
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | flatsome_theme | 3.20.0 |
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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 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the Flatsome Theme for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 3.20.0. It occurs because the theme does not properly sanitize or escape user-supplied attributes in its shortcodes. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts into pages, which then execute whenever those pages are viewed by other users.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary scripts into web pages. These scripts can execute in the context of other users viewing the affected pages, potentially leading to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions that compromise the security and integrity of the website and its users.