🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2025-0837

MEDIUM 6.4

Puzzles <= 4.2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Puzzles theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 4.2.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor themerex
Product puzzles | wp magazine / review with store wordpress theme + rtl
Published Feb 13, 2025
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

ThemeREX / Puzzles | WP Magazine / Review with Store WordPress Theme + RTL
0 ≤ 4.2.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/669e3015-b64c-440d-bc06-db4828c07196?source=cve themeforest.net: https://themeforest.net/item/puzzles-wordpress-magazinereview-with-wooc/5690583

Credits

István Márton