CVE-2025-9851
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-17
Last updated on: 2025-09-19
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| appointmind | appointmind | * |
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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 Appointmind plugin for WordPress, specifically in the 'appointmind_calendar' 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. These scripts execute whenever any user views the affected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability allows 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 in the context of the affected website.