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CVE-2025-9061: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Mikado Themes Wilmer Core

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-9061cvecve-2025-9061cwe-79
Published: Tue Sep 09 2025 (09/09/2025, 05:25:42 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mikado Themes
Product: Wilmer Core

Description

The Wilmer Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 2.4.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions 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, 18:08:11 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-9061 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Wilmer Core WordPress plugin by Mikado Themes. It affects versions up to 2.4.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on shortcode attributes. Authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of users visiting the compromised pages. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.4 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. No patch or vendor advisory is currently provided.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an authenticated contributor or higher user to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to information disclosure and limited integrity impact. The vulnerability does not affect availability. There are no known active exploits reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Wilmer Core plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2025-08-15T12:27:38.754Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 68c080a332300b81c82d9681

Added to database: 9/9/2025, 7:31:47 PM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 6:08:11 PM

Last updated: 5/10/2026, 8:41:07 AM

Views: 200

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