Cross-site scripting in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme
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 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a combination of the 'tag' and ‘title_tag’ parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| averta | Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme | up to 2.17.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme Vendoraverta Affected up to 2.17.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | averta |
- cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·averta
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12379
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f45f-r423-g82r
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1144e0d9-692e-45a5-ac63-bcdd64a8bd8a?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/tags/2.17.12/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.php#L1194
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3429103/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.php
More averta vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-19321 WordPress Phlox Core Elements plugin <= 2.14.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03104 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme < 2.10.7 - PHP Objection Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-01749 Slider & Popup Builder by Depicter <= 3.6.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 's' Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-06019 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider <= 3.9.10 - CSRF to slider deletion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-07675 Depicter <= 4.0.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2024-11288 Master Slider < 3.10.5 - Editor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-12379 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12379 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f45f-r423-g82r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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