Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-2543

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress

Vendor
CVE Published:
24 April 2025

What is CVE-2025-2543?

The Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block plugin for WordPress is susceptible to stored cross-site scripting attacks through SVG file uploads due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with Author-level access and above to inject harmful web scripts into pages, which can be executed whenever a visitor accesses the affected SVG file. Ensuring all versions of the plugin are updated is crucial to mitigate these risks and protect user data.

Affected Version(s)

Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block * <= 5.0.1

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Avraham Shemesh
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