Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher by WordPress
CVE-2025-13031

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WPematico Rss Feed Fetcher
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 December 2025

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2025-13031?

The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin for WordPress, prior to version 2.8.13, contains a vulnerability where certain settings are not properly sanitized or escaped. This lack of validation can be exploited by users with elevated privileges, such as contributors, to execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Such vulnerabilities can allow malicious scripts to be injected and executed in the context of a user's session, potentially compromising sensitive data and site integrity if exploited.

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Affected Version(s)

WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher 0 < 2.8.13

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2025-13031 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9bf76fed-8f0a-4aef-8cf4-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Alex Tselevich (nos3curity)
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