SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-4168

Description

The Subpage List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'subpages' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3 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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wordpress	Subpage List	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-80

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	wordpress	subpage_list	/	/	/	/	/	wordpress	/	/

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/subpage-view/trunk/inc/class-subpage-list-shortcode.php#L25

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aca48ddf-4256-4a55-bff5-1718110147dd?source=cve

CVSS Score

6.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: LOW
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Timeline

Published: May 3, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: May 3, 2025, 3:15 a.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

CVE-2025-4168