CVE-2025-31864 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31864: WordPress Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button plugin <= 1.0.23 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Out The Box
Product Beam me up Scotty
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 1, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

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 Out the Box Beam me up Scotty beam-me-up-scotty allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Beam me up Scotty: from n/a through <= 1.0.23.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Beam me up Scotty versions 1.0.23 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data or modify page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A privileged user can compromise other users' sessions, steal credentials, or deface site content without detection.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or privileged account access and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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