CVE-2025-0170 DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme <= 3.3.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the sort_by and token parameters, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0170?
CVE-2025-0170 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in scriptsbundle DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme, published on 16 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The DWT - Directory & Listing WordPress Theme is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.3.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the 'sort_by' and 'token' parameters. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0170?
How do I fix CVE-2025-0170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-0170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cm5w-3fpq-445x.