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Publication date: 2026-01-17

Last updated on: 2026-01-17

Assigner: Wordfence

Description

The CubeWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's cubewp_shortcode_taxonomy shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.26 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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

2026-01-17

Last Modified

2026-01-17

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-18

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-8615

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
cubewp	cubewp_framework	to 1.1.26 (inc)
cubewp	cubewp_framework	From 1.1.27 (inc) to 1.1.29 (inc)
cubewp	cubewp_plugin	to 1.1.26 (inc)
cubewp	cubewp_plugin	From 1.1.27 (inc) to 1.1.29 (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-2025-8615 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CubeWP plugin for WordPress. It occurs via the plugin's cubewp_shortcode_taxonomy shortcode in versions up to and including 1.1.26. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute whenever a user accesses the injected page, potentially compromising site security. [2]

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages on a WordPress site using the CubeWP plugin. When other users visit these pages, the injected scripts execute in their browsers, potentially leading to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions. This can compromise the security and integrity of the website and its users. [2]

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate the vulnerability CVE-2025-8615 in the CubeWP WordPress plugin, you should update the plugin to version 1.1.27 or later, as these versions include security enhancements such as strengthened input sanitization and output escaping, improved nonce and capability checks, and other fixes to prevent stored cross-site scripting attacks. Additionally, ensure that only trusted users have contributor-level access or higher, as the vulnerability requires authenticated access at that level. [2]

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