CVE-2025-12717 Cross-site scripting in List Attachments Shortcode
Authenticated attackers with Author access can inject arbitrary scripts via the list-attachments shortcode, leading to stored XSS.
- 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-2025-12717?
CVE-2025-12717 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in cgrymala List Attachments Shortcode, published on 6 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The List Attachments Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'before_list' parameter in the [list-attachments] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.1a due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-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-2025-12717?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12717 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-2025-12717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9cp6-mvxf-jv2v.