WP 404 Auto Redirect <= 1.0.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12037
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4292-3qv2-cv3v
References
More hwk-fr vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-12329 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.0.5 - 0.9.1.1 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in prepare_form CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-13276 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insert User Form Action CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-07743 Improper privilege management in hwk-fr Advanced Custom Fields: Extended CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-83241 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended exposes user password hashes CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-14104 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-21446 WordPress WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post plugin <= 1.0.4 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-12037 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12037 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4292-3qv2-cv3v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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