CVE-2025-48235 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-48235: WordPress WP Image Mask plugin <= 3.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Bogdan Bendziukov
Product WP Image Mask
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published May 19, 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 Bogdan Bendziukov WP Image Mask wp-image-mask allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects WP Image Mask: from n/a through <= 3.1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Image Mask versions 3.1.2 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect the entire site scope.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with basic user accounts can compromise admin sessions, steal data, or modify site content visible to other users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be logged in with low-level user privileges; victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 19, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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