CVE-2025-39528: WordPress Rescue Shortcodes plugin <= 3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

6.5 CVSS

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Rescue Shortcodes: from n/a through 3.1.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-39528

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

Problem Types

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected Products

Vendor: Rescue Themes

Product: Rescue Shortcodes

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 8.22% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39528
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/rescue-shortcodes/vulnerability/wordpress-rescue-shortcodes-plugin-3-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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