CVE-2025-13840

[bukazu_search shortcode='<script>alert(1)</script>']

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2025-13840", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2025-12-12T04:15:42.320", "lastModified": "2026-04-15T00:35:42.020", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The BUKAZU Search widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'shortcode' parameter of the 'bukazu_search' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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."}], "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"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.1, "impactScore": 2.7}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Secondary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bukazu-search-widget/tags/3.3.2/bukazu-widget.php#L277", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bukazu-search-widget/trunk/bukazu-widget.php#L277", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3427947/", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a666d0e4-4fa7-4794-b270-afbccf5036c6?source=cve", "source": "[email protected]"}]}}