CVE-2025-62057

Vulnerability

Overview CVE-2025-62057 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Houzez Theme - Functionality WordPress plugin, versions from n/a through 4.2.0. The flaw stems from improper neutralization of user input during web page generation, which is a classic stored XSS issue. This allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript into pages that are later served to other users. [1]

Exploitation

Conditions Exploitation requires user interaction — a privileged user (such as an administrator) must perform an action like clicking a malicious link, visiting a crafted page, or submitting a specially crafted form. The attacker does not need a highly privileged role on the site; rather, they rely on social engineering to trick an authorized user into executing the payload. This vulnerability is considered moderately dangerous and is expected to be used in mass-exploit campaigns targeting WordPress sites regardless of their size or popularity. [1]

Impact

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, or other HTML payloads. These scripts would execute in the context of the vulnerable website, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or phishing attacks against visitors. [1]

Mitigation

The vendor has addressed this vulnerability in version 4.2.0 of the Houzez Theme - Functionality plugin. Users are strongly advised to update to the latest patched version immediately. If an immediate update is not possible, hosting providers or security plugins (such as Patchstack) can provide virtual patching or mitigation rules to block exploitation attempts until the update is applied. [1]