Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2025· Updated Apr 8, 2026
Gutenverse News <= 1.0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via elementId Parameter
CVE-2025-5234
Description
The Gutenverse News plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘elementId’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4 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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Affected products
2- Range: <=1.0.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gutenverse-news/tags/1.0.4/include/class/block/class-grab.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3313123/mitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3313123/gutenverse-news/trunk/include/class/block/class-grab.phpmitre
- wordpress.org/plugins/gutenverse-news/mitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8b1f60a-3a13-4679-af3e-d6f95fd83ceamitre
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