CVE-2025-12088
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Publication date: 2025-11-18

Last updated on: 2025-11-18

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Meta Display Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Meta Display Block in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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Published
2025-11-18
Last Modified
2025-11-18
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2025-11-18
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2025-12088
EUVD
EUVD-2025-197963

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Vendor Product Version / Range
wordpress meta_display_block 1.0.0

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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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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the Meta Display Block plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.0. It occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize input or escape output, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages. These scripts execute whenever any user views the infected page.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow attackers with Contributor-level access to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users who visit the affected pages. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions performed in the context of the affected website, potentially compromising user data and site integrity.

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