Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Formality Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-3858

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 May 2025

What is CVE-2025-3858?

The Formality plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that can be exploited through the 'align' parameter. This issue arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages. These scripts can execute when users visit the compromised pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

Formality * <= 1.5.8

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

Peter Thaleikis
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