CVE-2025-9061
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Publication date: 2025-09-09
Last updated on: 2025-09-09
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | * |
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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 Wilmer Core plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 2.4.5). It occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape user-supplied attributes in shortcodes. As a result, authenticated users with contributor-level or higher permissions can inject malicious scripts into pages, which will execute whenever any user views those pages.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability allows attackers with contributor-level or higher access to inject arbitrary scripts into WordPress pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as stealing user session data, defacing the website, or performing actions on behalf of other users without their consent, potentially compromising the security and integrity of the website and its users.