CVE-2025-12379 (GCVE-0-2025-12379)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-10 13:47 – Updated: 2026-01-10 13:47
VLAI?
Title
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Modern Heading Widget
Summary
The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a combination of the 'tag' and ‘title_tag’ parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
Severity ?
6.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| averta | Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme |
Affected:
* , ≤ 2.17.13
(semver)
|
Credits
Abu Hurayra
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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