CVE-2025-10636
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Publication date: 2025-10-30

Last updated on: 2025-10-30

Assigner: WPScan

Description
The NS Maintenance Mode for WP WordPress plugin through 1.3.1 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
2025-10-30
Last Modified
2025-10-30
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-10636
EUVD
EUVD-2025-36903
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wordpress ns_maintenance_mode_for_wp 1.3.1
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

The vulnerability in the NS Maintenance Mode for WP WordPress plugin (up to version 1.3.1) is that it does not properly sanitise and escape some of its 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.

Impact Analysis

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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