CVE-2025-30905
Published: 01 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-30905 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 21.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-30905 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability arising from improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It affects the Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking plugin for WordPress, developed by Ays Pro, in all versions through 4.4.3. The flaw is tracked under CWE-79 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply crafted input that is stored by the plugin and later rendered for other users, including administrators. Successful exploitation results in execution of attacker-controlled scripts in the victim's browser context, with changed scope and limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The issue is documented in the Patchstack vulnerability database, which identifies the affected plugin versions and serves as the primary public reference for remediation guidance. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0111 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-9475
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ays Pro Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking secure-copy-content-protection allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking: from n/a through <= 4.4.3.
- 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.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.