CVE-2025-31537 HIGH

CVE-2025-31537: WordPress Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit plugin <= 2.16 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Madfishdigital
Product Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 1, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 madfishdigital Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit bulk-noindex-nofollow-toolkit-by-mad-fish allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit: from n/a through <= 2.16.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions 2.16 and earlier. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of site administrators and other users who view affected pages. 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 users' browsers when they view the plugin's admin pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal admin session cookies, modify site content, or perform actions as logged-in users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. A victim must visit a page containing the attacker's payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 1, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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