CVE-2025-5234
Gutenverse News <= 1.0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via elementId Parameter
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | jegstudio |
| Product | gutenverse news – advanced news magazine blog gutenberg blocks addons |
| Published | Jun 19, 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
jegstudio / Gutenverse News – Advanced News Magazine Blog Gutenberg Blocks Addons
0 ≤ 1.0.4
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8b1f60a-3a13-4679-af3e-d6f95fd83cea?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gutenverse-news/tags/1.0.4/include/class/block/class-grab.php#L71 wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenverse-news/#developers plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3313123/gutenverse-news/trunk/include/class/block/class-grab.php plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3313123/
Credits
Peter Thaleikis