CVE-2025-68879CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2025-68879

High · published December 29, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A crafty bit of reflected XSS is lurking in Content Grid Slider versions 1.5 and below! This sneaky vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into your site. 🔥 Think of it like a restaurant that takes orders without checking if the ingredients are safe — one wrong dish could leave your customers with a nasty surprise! In this case, the generated web pages are like those dishes, vulnerable to unverified scripts. An attacker could craft a malicious link that tricks users into executing harmful scripts, potentially stealing their session cookies or redirecting them to malicious sites! This could lead to devastating data breaches or phishing attacks, putting your users at serious risk.

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant that takes orders without checking if the ingredients are safe — one wrong dish could leave your customers with a nasty surprise! In this case, the generated web pages are like those dishes, vulnerable to unverified scripts. This reflected XSS vulnerability in the Content Grid Slider allows attackers to inject harmful scripts into web page responses that fail to properly neutralize user input, resulting in unauthorized actions being executed in the users' browsers.

What to do

An attacker could craft a malicious link that tricks users into executing harmful scripts, potentially stealing their session cookies or redirecting them to malicious sites! This could lead to devastating data breaches or phishing attacks, putting your users at serious risk. To secure your site, update the Content Grid Slider to version 1.5.1 or later immediately. Additionally, ensure robust input validation and user input sanitization to prevent script injections. Don't forget to review your overall security practices! You've got this! Follow these steps and you'll be bolstering your website's defenses in no time! 🛡️

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
0.00178 · 7.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2025-12-29T21:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 DEC 15:58Z
    WordPress Content Grid Slider plugin <= 1.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    cvelistv5