Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in C. Johnson Footnotes for WordPress allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Footnotes for WordPress: from n/a through 2016.1230.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-31735

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 6.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Products

Vendor: C. Johnson

Product: Footnotes for WordPress

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 8.49% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-20 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31735
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/footnotes-for-wordpress/vulnerability/wordpress-footnotes-for-wordpress-plugin-2016-1230-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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