CVE-2025-0718 Nested Pages < 3.2.13 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Nested Pages WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0718?
CVE-2025-0718 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Nested Pages, published on 23 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Nested Pages WordPress plugin before 3.2.13 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as contributors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0718?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kylephillips Nested Pages.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0718?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0718 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-2025-0718 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-0718 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Nested Pages
- CVE-2024-5943 Nested Pages <= 3.2.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2021-38342 Nested Pages <= 3.1.15 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Post Deletion and Modification
- CVE-2023-49195 WordPress Nested Pages Plugin <= 3.2.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-8759 Nested Pages <= 3.2.8 - Editor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2022-1990 Nested Pages < 3.1.21 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f7h7-c794-m3x5.