CVE-2025-59556CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2025-59556

High · published November 6, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A single unsuspecting click could unleash a wave of malicious scripts! This Reflected XSS vulnerability in GoStore affects versions prior to 1.6.4, making it alarmingly easy for attackers to take over unsuspecting users' sessions. 🔥 Think of it like ordering a customized sandwich at a deli, but the chef doesn't look at the ingredients you requested. Instead, they slap on whatever they find in the kitchen — and you end up with a spicy surprise that wasn’t on the menu! An attacker could exploit this flaw to inject arbitrary scripts into web pages, which means they could steal cookies, hijack sessions, and potentially impersonate users. This could lead to devastating data breaches, unauthorized transactions, or malicious redirects that put users at serious risk.

Put simply

Think of it like ordering a customized sandwich at a deli, but the chef doesn't look at the ingredients you requested. Instead, they slap on whatever they find in the kitchen — and you end up with a spicy surprise that wasn’t on the menu! This vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of user input during web page generation, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when the user loads the affected page. Specifically, it’s a reflected XSS flaw that targets users in real-time without any persistent storage.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this flaw to inject arbitrary scripts into web pages, which means they could steal cookies, hijack sessions, and potentially impersonate users. This could lead to devastating data breaches, unauthorized transactions, or malicious redirects that put users at serious risk. To remediate this vulnerability, update GoStore to version 1.6.4 or higher immediately. Additionally, ensure proper sanitization and validation of user inputs throughout your application to prevent similar vulnerabilities in the future. You've got this! With these updates, your application will be much safer from sneaky attacks. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00228 · 12.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2025-11-06T21:16Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 NOV 15:54Z
    WordPress GoStore theme < 1.6.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    cvelistv5