CVE-2025-23987 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23987: WordPress Designer plugin <= 1.6.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Codegearthemes
Product Designer
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 31, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

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 codegearthemes Designer designer allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Designer: from n/a through <= 1.6.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Designer versions up to 1.6.4 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component. An attacker with low-level access can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a site administrator or other user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser session.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers to steal session tokens, modify site content, or perform actions as that user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated attackers can compromise admin sessions and modify site content or settings via stored or reflected XSS attacks.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-level user account and trick a victim into visiting a malicious link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 31, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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