CVE-2025-12079
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Publication date: 2025-11-18
Last updated on: 2026-04-08
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wp_twitter_auto_publish | 1.7.3 |
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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 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the WP Twitter Auto Publish plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.7.3. It occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize input or escape output, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. These scripts can execute in a user's browser if the attacker tricks the user into performing an action like clicking a specially crafted link.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of a user's browser, potentially leading to theft of user data, session hijacking, or other malicious actions. Since it requires user interaction, the attacker must trick a user into clicking a malicious link. This can compromise user accounts and the security of the affected WordPress site.