CVE-2025-0837 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Puzzles theme for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 4.2.4. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions can inject malicious web scripts via shortcodes due to insufficient input sanitization. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows for client-side script execution when a user views an affected page, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. Currently, there is no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:themerex:puzzles:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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