CVE-2025-22293 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22293: WordPress Gutentor plugin <= 3.4.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Gutentor

Product Gutentor

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published January 7, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in gutentor Gutentor gutentor allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Gutentor: from n/a through <= 3.4.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Gutentor versions up to 3.4.3 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the site's integrity and confidentiality. Sites running Gutentor 3.4.3 or earlier should update immediately to version 4.0.4 or later.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated attackers can steal user data, modify site content, or compromise admin accounts through script injection.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account and trick a user into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 7, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22293 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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