CVE-2025-53226 HIGH

CVE-2025-53226: WordPress Comments Capcha Box Plugin <= 1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Digitalzoomstudio
Product Comments Capcha Box
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published August 20, 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 digitalzoomstudio Comments Capcha Box comments-capcha-box allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Comments Capcha Box: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Comments Capcha Box versions 1.1 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a site user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in visitors' browsers to steal sessions, credentials, or deface content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors to your site may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or see malicious content injected into pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must trick a site user into clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised page (user interaction required).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 20, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated