CVE-2025-31750 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31750: WordPress Breaking News WP Plugin <= 1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Doit
Product Breaking News WP
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 1, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 doit Breaking News WP breaking-news-wp allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Breaking News WP: from n/a through <= 1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Breaking News WP versions 1.3 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects site integrity and confidentiality. Update to a version newer than 1.3.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they visit the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can inject scripts affecting other users' sessions, data, and site functionality.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator account access and victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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