Administrator-level stored script execution in visitor browsers
Published Jun 17, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Stored XSS in Shopfiles Ltd Ebook Store 5.8008 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts into WordPress pages. Public advisories identify insufficient input sanitization and output escaping but do not disclose the affected field, handler, or rendering path. Exploitation requires administrator access and either WordPress multisite or disabled unfiltered_html; the script runs when a victim visits the injected page.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Shopfiles Ltd Ebook Store 5.8008 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts into WordPress pages. Public advisories identify insufficient input sanitization and output escaping but do not disclose the affected field, handler, or rendering path. Exploitation requires administrator access and either WordPress multisite or disabled unfiltered_html; the script runs when a victim visits the injected page.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-49862
- Published
- Jun 17, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Shopfiles Ltd
- Product
- Ebook Store
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CAPEC-592, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.8008 changes=[{"at":"5.8009","status":"unaffected"}]
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