CVE-2025-67618 HIGH

CVE-2025-67618: WordPress Brookside theme <= 1.4 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Artstudioworks

Product Brookside

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 19, 2026

Last update April 28, 2026

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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 ArtstudioWorks Brookside allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Brookside: from n/a through 1.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Brookside versions up to 1.4 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect users across different security contexts. An attacker can steal session cookies, redirect users, or deface page content.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting crafted links may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or see altered page content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. The victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 19, 2026 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67618 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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