CVE-2025-9500
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
The TablePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘shortcode_debug’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.2 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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.4
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-08-30 05:15:48.430000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
View original CVE JSON
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"id": "CVE-2025-9500",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2025-08-30T05:15:48.430",
"lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "The TablePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘shortcode_debug’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.2 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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"value": "El plugin TablePress para WordPress es vulnerable a Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado a través del parámetro 'shortcode_debug' en todas las versiones hasta la 3.2, inclusive, debido a la insuficiente sanitización de entrada y escape de salida. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel Colaborador y superior, inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en páginas que se ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda a una página inyectada."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "tobiasbg",
"product": "TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
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"version": "0",
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"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"baseScore": 6.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
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"exploitabilityScore": 3.1,
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}
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
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"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
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],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tablepress/tags/3.1.3/controllers/controller-frontend.php#L635",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tablepress/tags/3.1.3/controllers/controller-frontend.php#L903",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3352096/",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/#developers",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b24ae23-d055-4740-bd86-126d503fce1b?source=cve",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}