CVE-2025-2802
Published: 06 May 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-2802 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 19.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The LayoutBoxx plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions through 0.3.1. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of an input value passed to the do_shortcode function, enabling code injection as classified under CWE-94. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.3 reflecting network-accessible attack conditions without authentication.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can invoke the affected action to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Successful exploitation yields limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the WordPress site.
Public references include the plugin's Subversion repository, WordPress plugin directory, and a Wordfence threat intelligence entry, though no explicit patch or mitigation details are provided in the available data. The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0135 with no observed increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-13473
Vulnerability details
The LayoutBoxx plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 0.3.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running…
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do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.