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CVE-2025-15690: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Content Mask

0
Medium
Published: 09/09/2026 (09/09/2026, 06:00:04 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Product: Content Mask

Description

The Content Mask WordPress plugin before 1.8.5.6 does not properly sanitise and escape content submitted with a post before outputting it in the pages it generates, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any user viewing or previewing the affected page. The Content Mask WordPress plugin before 1.8.5.6's option to restrict its use by role does not prevent this.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.8medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Affected versions
=1.7.11.7.1

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/09/2026, 06:38:16 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-15690 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in the Content Mask WordPress plugin versions before 1.8.5.6. The plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape user-submitted content before outputting it on generated pages. This allows users with a Contributor role or higher to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users who view or preview the affected pages. The plugin's built-in role restriction feature does not mitigate this issue.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation enables stored XSS attacks, allowing an attacker with Contributor-level access to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users' browsers. This can lead to session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions targeting users who view the compromised content.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider restricting Contributor-level users from submitting content through the plugin or disabling the plugin entirely to prevent exploitation.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
WPScan
Date Reserved
2026-08-20T07:32:04.074Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6aa0f7c1acd9273b49d85712

Added to database: 09/09/2026, 06:08:01 UTC

Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 06:38:16 UTC

Last updated: 09/09/2026, 22:52:04 UTC

Views: 13

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