CVE-2025-31817 WordPress BlockWheels plugin <= 1.0.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser via DOM-based XSS in the BlockWheels WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-31817?
CVE-2025-31817 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPWheels BlockWheels, published on 1 Apr 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 WPWheels BlockWheels blockwheels allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects BlockWheels: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31817?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31817?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31817 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-2025-31817 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31817 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6899-3jg3-5qw2.