CVE-2025-52762

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Publication date: 2026-01-22

Last updated on: 2026-04-27

Assigner: Patchstack

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in flexostudio flexo-posts-manager flexo-posts-manager allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects flexo-posts-manager: from n/a through <= 1.0001.

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Published

2026-01-22

Last Modified

2026-04-27

Generated

2026-07-07

AI Q&A

2026-01-22

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-52762

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
flexostudio	flexo-posts-manager	From 1.0001\|end_including=1.0001 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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

CVE-2025-52762 is a medium severity Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress plugin flexo-posts-manager (versions up to 1.0001). It allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, or other HTML payloads, into a website. These scripts execute when visitors access the site, potentially compromising the site's integrity and user experience. Exploitation requires user interaction by a privileged user, such as clicking a malicious link or submitting a crafted form. [1]

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by allowing attackers to execute malicious scripts on your website, which can lead to unauthorized redirects, display of unwanted advertisements, theft of user data, or other malicious actions. It can compromise the security and trustworthiness of your website, potentially harming your users and your site's reputation. Since exploitation requires privileged user interaction, it can also lead to further compromise if attackers trick authorized users into triggering the attack. [1]

Detection Guidance

Detection of this vulnerability involves monitoring for attempts to inject malicious scripts via the flexo-posts-manager plugin. Since it is a reflected XSS vulnerability, you can look for suspicious URL parameters or form submissions containing script tags or encoded payloads. Using web application firewall (WAF) logs or intrusion detection systems (IDS) to identify such patterns is recommended. Specific commands are not provided in the resources. [1]

Mitigation Strategies

Immediate mitigation steps include applying the Patchstack mitigation rule to block attacks targeting this vulnerability until an official patch is released. Additionally, restrict privileged user interactions with untrusted inputs, monitor and filter incoming requests for malicious payloads, and consider disabling or limiting the use of the flexo-posts-manager plugin if possible. [1]

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