CVE-2025-11803
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 |
|---|---|---|
| wordfence | wpsite_shortcode | 1.2 |
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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?
The vulnerability in the WPSite Shortcode plugin for WordPress allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts via the 'format' attribute in the wpsite_y shortcode and the 'before' attribute in the wpsite_postauthor shortcode. This happens because the plugin does not properly sanitize input or escape output in error messages, leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks that execute whenever a user views the affected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers with contributor-level access to inject arbitrary scripts that execute in the context of users visiting the infected pages. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions performed on behalf of the victim user without their consent.