CVE-2025-6572 OpenStreetMap for Gutenberg and WPBakery Page Builder <= 1.2.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via block options, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites using this plugin.
- 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-2025-6572?
CVE-2025-6572 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown OpenStreetMap for Gutenberg and WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer), published on 8 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The OpenStreetMap for Gutenberg and WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer) WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6572?
How do I fix CVE-2025-6572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6572 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-2025-6572 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-6572 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4x66-3rqr-f5f2.