CVE-2025-5285: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in spiderwares Product Subtitle for WooCommerce
The Product Subtitle for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘htmlTag’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-5285 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Product Subtitle for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 1.3.9. The vulnerability is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79), specifically through the 'htmlTag' parameter. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level privileges or above can inject arbitrary scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the injected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required at low level, no user interaction, and scope changed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts such as session hijacking or content manipulation. There is no impact on availability. The vulnerability does not appear to be exploited in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are currently available. Until a patch is released, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the affected plugin. Monitor vendor communications for updates on official fixes.
CVE-2025-5285: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in spiderwares Product Subtitle for WooCommerce
Description
The Product Subtitle for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘htmlTag’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9 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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-5285 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Product Subtitle for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 1.3.9. The vulnerability is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79), specifically through the 'htmlTag' parameter. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level privileges or above can inject arbitrary scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the injected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required at low level, no user interaction, and scope changed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts such as session hijacking or content manipulation. There is no impact on availability. The vulnerability does not appear to be exploited in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are currently available. Until a patch is released, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the affected plugin. Monitor vendor communications for updates on official fixes.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-05-27T18:56:11.233Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 683aa517182aa0cae2d47e31
Added to database: 5/31/2025, 6:43:35 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:28:45 AM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 5:36:15 AM
Views: 77
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