PT-2025-4638 · Unknown · Social Pug: Author Box

Soprobro · Published 2025-01-21 · Updated 2025-01-21 · CVE-2025-22706

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 Social Pug: Author Box versions prior to 1.0.0

Description The issue is related to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, which allows reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS). This means an attacker can inject malicious scripts into the website, potentially affecting users who visit the compromised page. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information provided about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.0.0, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue, as no specific workaround is provided for these versions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-22706

Affected Products

Social Pug: Author Box

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22706 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1881769745801720263 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1881706676107014385 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/social-pug-author-box/vulnerability/wordpress-social-pug-author-box-plugin-1-0-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/15971 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/social-pug-author-box/vulnerability/wordpress-social-pug-author-box-plugin-1-0-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note