CVE-2025-62904: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Ben Huson WP Geo
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ben Huson WP Geo wp-geo allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Geo: from n/a through <= 3.5.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Geo plugin for WordPress, developed by Ben Huson, contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-62904) due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. This flaw allows attackers with at least low privileges and requiring user interaction to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users' browsers. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.5.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction needed, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected website, potentially leading to partial disclosure of sensitive information, modification of data, or disruption of service. The impact is limited by the requirement for user interaction and the need for the attacker to have low privileges on the system. There are no known active exploits in the wild at this time.
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 restricting privileges to trusted users and be cautious with input handling in the plugin. Monitoring for updates from the vendor Ben Huson or the WP Geo plugin repository is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches promptly.
CVE-2025-62904: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Ben Huson WP Geo
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ben Huson WP Geo wp-geo allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Geo: from n/a through <= 3.5.1.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Geo plugin for WordPress, developed by Ben Huson, contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-62904) due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. This flaw allows attackers with at least low privileges and requiring user interaction to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users' browsers. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.5.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction needed, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected website, potentially leading to partial disclosure of sensitive information, modification of data, or disruption of service. The impact is limited by the requirement for user interaction and the need for the attacker to have low privileges on the system. There are no known active exploits in the wild at this time.
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 restricting privileges to trusted users and be cautious with input handling in the plugin. Monitoring for updates from the vendor Ben Huson or the WP Geo plugin repository is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches promptly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-24T14:24:23.977Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68fed02f23a7bbed324acb71
Added to database: 10/27/2025, 1:51:43 AM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 6:29:53 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 12:15:43 AM
Views: 87
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