Stored cross-site scripting in Graphene theme via profile fields
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
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Graphene theme for WordPress by silverks is vulnerable in all versions up to and including 2.9.4. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping let injected script persist in the site, a flaw tracked as CWE-79. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber access or above can inject arbitrary web scripts through the 'Current location' and 'Author profile image URL' profile fields. The scripts run in pages whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Graphene theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Current location' and 'Author profile image URL' Profile Fields in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Graphene. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 as affected with no fix available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Timeline
- 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17025
- 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-ccpv-ph2f-3cx3
- 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9df994d-a767-4c63-bf4b-3a2ecfe34bb6?source=cve
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fgraphene%2F2.9.4%2Floop-author.php&new_path=%2Fgraphene%2F2.9.6%2Floop-author.php
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fgraphene%2F2.9.4%2Fadmin%2Fuser.php&new_path=%2Fgraphene%2F2.9.6%2Fadmin%2Fuser.php
More silverks vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01846 Graphene <= 2.9.2 - Missing Authorization CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-56120 WordPress Graphene theme <= 2.9.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-17025 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17025 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ccpv-ph2f-3cx3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-17025 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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