PT-2025-43242 · Chris Taylor · Child Themes

Published 2025-10-22 · Updated 2025-11-18 · CVE-2025-52755

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Chris Taylor Child Themes versions through 1.0.1

Description The software contains a flaw related to improper input handling during web page generation, which can lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The affected component is child-themes.

Recommendations Update to a version later than 1.0.1.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-52755

Affected Products

Child Themes

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52755 · Security Note
• https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/child-themes/vulnerability/wordpress-child-themes-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1990786293807141330 · Twitter Post
• https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/child-themes/vulnerability/wordpress-child-themes-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/child-themes/vulnerability/wordpress-child-themes-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note