CVE-2025-12580: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in stanleychoi SMS for WordPress
The SMS for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'paged' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The SMS for WordPress plugin (stanleychoi) suffers from a reflected XSS vulnerability via the 'paged' parameter due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation. This affects all versions up to 1.1.8. An attacker can exploit this by tricking users into clicking malicious links, leading to script execution in the context of the affected site. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-79 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts by executing arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser, potentially allowing session hijacking or defacement within the scope of the affected site. There is no impact on availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction and no privileges are needed to exploit it.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the SMS for WordPress plugin if feasible. Additionally, applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block malicious payloads targeting the 'paged' parameter may help mitigate exploitation risk.
CVE-2025-12580: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in stanleychoi SMS for WordPress
Description
The SMS for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'paged' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The SMS for WordPress plugin (stanleychoi) suffers from a reflected XSS vulnerability via the 'paged' parameter due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation. This affects all versions up to 1.1.8. An attacker can exploit this by tricking users into clicking malicious links, leading to script execution in the context of the affected site. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-79 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts by executing arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser, potentially allowing session hijacking or defacement within the scope of the affected site. There is no impact on availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction and no privileges are needed to exploit it.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the SMS for WordPress plugin if feasible. Additionally, applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block malicious payloads targeting the 'paged' parameter may help mitigate exploitation risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-31T21:23:24.376Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690ac97016b8dcb1e3eaa165
Added to database: 11/5/2025, 3:50:08 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:21:52 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 2:45:08 AM
Views: 154
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