CVE-2025-53231Network attack vector

Unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting

Published Feb 20, 2026 · Updated Feb 20, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in WpDev Studio Easy Taxonomy Images 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject browser scripts. Published records attribute the flaw to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping but do not identify the affected request, parameter, or code path. No authentication is required to store the payload, and execution occurs when a user opens an injected page, exposing that user's browser context.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in WpDev Studio Easy Taxonomy Images 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject browser scripts. Published records attribute the flaw to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping but do not identify the affected request, parameter, or code path. No authentication is required to store the payload, and execution occurs when a user opens an injected page, exposing that user's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53231
Published
Feb 20, 2026
Updated
Feb 20, 2026
Vendor
WpDev Studio
Product
Easy Taxonomy Images
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-592, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a <=<= 1.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

WpDev Studio · Easy Taxonomy Imagesversion=n/a <=<= 1.0.1

Published CVSS scores

7.1PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
7.2WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-592Stored XSS
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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