XSS in Designthemes Core Features

CVE-2025-0845

The DesignThemes Core Features plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 4.8 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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (11.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-0845?
CVE-2025-0845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Designthemes Core Features, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-0845?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.