CVE-2025-8722
MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Content Views plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Grid and List widgets in all versions up to, and including, 4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Affected WordPress components
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Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) Plugin · content-views-query-and-display-post-pageUp to and including 4.1View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- pt-guy Content Views – Post Grid & Filter, Recent Posts, Category Posts … (Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks, and Widgets for Elementor) — Up to and including 4.1
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-views-query-and-display-post-page/trunk/elementor/render.php#L30
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3350005/
- wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/content-views-query-and-display-post-page/#developers
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/12443e0c-2a03-4f62-bf89-cf0497f44a26?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record