Stored Cross-Site Scripting in WP-Appbox Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-1489
5.4MEDIUM
What is CVE-2025-1489?
The WP-Appbox plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in its appbox shortcode. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages. When users visit these compromised pages, the injected scripts will execute, posing significant security risks to the site and its visitors.

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Affected Version(s)
WP-Appbox * <= 4.5.4
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Krzysztof ZajÄ…c