CVE-2025-14040
Stored XSS in Automotive Car Dealership WordPress Theme Custom Fields
Publication date: 2026-02-27
Last updated on: 2026-02-27
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| themeforest | automotive_car_dealership_business | to 13.4 (inc) |
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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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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The Automotive Car Dealership Business WordPress Theme is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in its 'Call to Action' custom fields. This vulnerability exists in all versions up to and including 13.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes such as 'action_text', 'action_button_text', 'action_link', and 'action_class'.
An authenticated attacker with contributor-level permissions or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute whenever any user accesses the injected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability allows attackers with contributor-level access to inject malicious scripts into the website's pages. When other users visit these pages, the malicious scripts execute in their browsers.
- It can lead to theft of user credentials or session tokens.
- It can enable unauthorized actions on behalf of users.
- It can damage the website's reputation and user trust.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
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How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
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What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should update the Automotive Car Dealership Business WordPress Theme to a version later than 13.4 where the issue is fixed.
Additionally, restrict contributor-level permissions and above to trusted users only, as the vulnerability requires authenticated users with such permissions to exploit.
Consider implementing additional input sanitization and output escaping on the affected custom fields ('action_text', 'action_button_text', 'action_link', and 'action_class') if you cannot immediately update the theme.