CVE-2025-11763
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-21
Last updated on: 2025-11-21
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | display_pages_shortcode | * |
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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 Display Pages Shortcode plugin for WordPress. It occurs via the 'column_count' parameter in the [display-pages] shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts into pages, which then execute whenever any user views those pages.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers with contributor-level access to inject arbitrary scripts into web pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions such as stealing user credentials, session hijacking, or defacing the website. Since the scripts execute when users access the injected pages, it can compromise the security and integrity of the website and its users.