CVE-2025-31895 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31895: WordPress ABC Notation Plugin <= 6.1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Paulrosen
Product ABC Notation
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 1, 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 paulrosen ABC Notation abc-notation allows Stored XSS.This issue affects ABC Notation: from n/a through <= 6.1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

ABC Notation versions up to 6.1.3 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to inject malicious scripts. When a victim visits a page containing the attacker's payload, the script executes in their browser with access to their session. The vulnerability affects the integrity and confidentiality of user data across the application.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

User sessions and data can be compromised if authenticated users visit pages with injected scripts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account and the victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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

Related vulnerabilities

08Related CVE