Omnipress <= 1.6.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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 Omnipress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| omnipressteam | Omnipress | up to 1.6.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Omnipress Vendoromnipressteam Affected up to 1.6.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12163
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-974v-472p-48vr
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15aabe3b-1b77-4e4e-9710-cf06924dbcbf?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/omnipress/tags/1.6.3/includes/RestApi/Controllers/V1/FileUploadRestController.php#L57
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/omnipress/tags/1.6.3/includes/uploader/FileUploader.php#L85
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/omnipress/tags/1.6.3/includes/uploader/FileUploader.php#L106
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/omnipress/tags/1.6.3/includes/Core/RestControllersBase.php#L81
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html
- https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Unrestricted_File_Upload
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3415108%40omnipress&new=3415108%40omnipress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More omnipressteam vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-19778 WordPress Omnipress plugin <= 1.6.7 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-32871 WordPress Omnipress plugin <= 1.4.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-12449 Omnipress <= 1.5.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-20548 WordPress Omnipress plugin <= 1.6.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-33243 WordPress Omnipress plugin <= 1.6.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-12163 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12163 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-974v-472p-48vr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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