CVE-2025-31625

High

Published: 31 March 2025

Published

31 March 2025

Modified

23 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS Score 0.0027 50.7th percentile

Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-31625 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked in the top 49.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-15 (Information Output Filtering).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-31625 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) as defined under CWE-79. It affects the Useinfluence WordPress plugin by ramanparashar, with all versions from n/a through 1.0.8 vulnerable. The issue was published on 2025-03-31.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and user interaction needed, with changed scope and low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Remote attackers without authentication can exploit it by injecting malicious scripts that persist and execute in users' browsers when viewing affected pages.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/useinfluence/vulnerability/wordpress-useinfluence-plugin-1-0-8-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-8776

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ramanparashar Useinfluence useinfluence allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Useinfluence: from n/a through <= 1.0.8.

CWE(s): CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Access

Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing.

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T1059.007 JavaScript Execution

Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.

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Why these techniques?

Stored XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin allows injection of persistent malicious JavaScript that executes in visitors' browsers, directly enabling drive-by compromise (T1189) and JavaScript interpreter abuse (T1059.007).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0