CVE-2025-12393
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-04
Last updated on: 2025-11-04
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | free_quotation_plugin | 3.1.6 |
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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 Free Quotation plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 3.1.6. It occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize input or escape output in the admin settings. As a result, an authenticated attacker with administrator-level permissions or higher can inject malicious web scripts that execute whenever a user accesses the affected page. This vulnerability only affects multi-site WordPress installations or installations where the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow an attacker with admin-level access to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users visiting the injected pages. This can lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions performed on behalf of the victim user. Since it requires administrator-level permissions and affects multi-site or restricted HTML installations, the impact is limited but can compromise the security and integrity of the affected WordPress sites.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately update the Free Quotation plugin for WordPress to a version later than 3.1.6 where the issue is fixed. Additionally, ensure that only trusted administrators have access to the admin settings, and consider enabling unfiltered_html if it is safe to do so. For multi-site installations, review and restrict administrator permissions to reduce risk.