CVE-2025-22551 WordPress Boot-Modal plugin <= 1.9.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Boot-Modal WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22551?
CVE-2025-22551 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in albedo0 Boot-Modal, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in albedo0 Boot-Modal boot-modal allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Boot-Modal: from n/a through <= 1.9.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22551?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22551 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-2025-22551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvfv-3wpx-3qqf.