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CVE-2025-3521: CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in wpspeedo Team Members Showcase

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-3521cvecve-2025-3521cwe-80
Published: Thu May 01 2025 (05/01/2025, 06:40:16 UTC)
Source: CVE
Vendor/Project: wpspeedo
Product: Team Members Showcase

Description

The Team Members – Best WordPress Team Plugin with Team Slider, Team Showcase & Team Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Social Link icons in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 17:22:53 UTC

Technical Analysis

The Team Members Showcase plugin for WordPress suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-80) due to improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags in the Social Link icons feature. Authenticated users with Contributor-level privileges or higher can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of other users viewing the injected pages. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.4.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, and low impact on confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability. No patch or official remediation is currently referenced.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with Contributor or higher privileges to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via Social Link icons. These scripts execute in the browsers of other users who visit the affected pages, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side impacts. The vulnerability does not affect availability and has low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There are no known active exploits in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, limit Contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or restricting the use of Social Link icons in the plugin. Monitor for updates from the vendor or security advisories for an official patch or mitigation.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2025-04-11T15:04:36.141Z
Cisa Enriched
true
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 682d9839c4522896dcbec91f

Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:09:13 AM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:22:53 PM

Last updated: 5/13/2026, 2:40:13 PM

Views: 82

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