CVE-2025-30551 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-30551: WordPress Pretty file links plugin <= 0.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Smartredfox
Product Pretty file links
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published March 24, 2025
Last update April 28, 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 smartredfox Pretty file links pretty-file-links allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Pretty file links: from n/a through <= 0.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Pretty file links versions 0.9 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker with low-level site access can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with affected file links. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they click or view file links.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site users' sessions and data could be compromised if they click malicious file links created by an attacker with contributor access.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs low-level site access (e.g., contributor role) and the victim must interact with a crafted file link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 24, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated