CVE-2025-15690: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Content Mask
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2025-15690: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in 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
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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