CVE-2025-31864 WordPress Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button plugin <= 1.0.23 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in the Beam me up Scotty WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
- 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-2025-31864?
CVE-2025-31864 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Out the Box Beam me up Scotty, published on 1 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 Out the Box Beam me up Scotty beam-me-up-scotty allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Beam me up Scotty: from n/a through <= 1.0.23.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31864?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31864 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-2025-31864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rw6m-2rv9-w377.