CVE-2025-12151 Simple Folio <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the portfolio_name parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12151?
CVE-2025-12151 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in presstigers Simple Folio, published on 27 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple Folio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'portfolio_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12151?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12151?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12151 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-2025-12151 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12151 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gm5w-ff3x-w9wh.