CVE-2025-9371

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{"analysis": {"en": {"generated_at": "2026-04-20T19:16:42.931837+00:00", "value": {"mitigation_remediation": ["Upgrade Betheme to 28.1.7 or later, which removes the unsanitized page_title handling.", "If immediate upgrade is infeasible, disable or sanitize the breadcrumb feature that outputs page titles to prevent stored scripts from rendering.", "Restrict Contributor or higher roles to trusted administrators, or remove the capability for these roles to edit page titles, so that only privileged users can change them."], "summary": {"action": "Patch Theme", "impact": "Stored Cross\u2011Site Scripting"}, "threat_synthesis": {"affected_systems": "All installations of the Betheme WordPress theme from its first public release through version\u00a028.1.6 are affected. Sites running the theme on any WordPress installation with Contributor\u2011level access or higher are vulnerable to exploitation of this stored\u2011XSS flaw.", "description_and_impact": "Betheme is vulnerable to stored Cross\u2011Site Scripting because the page_title parameter is not properly sanitized when used in the theme\u2019s breadcrumbs. Authenticated users with Contributor role or higher can inject arbitrary JavaScript that is stored in the page title and executed automatically whenever the page is accessed by any visitor. This attack allows attackers to steal session cookies, deface the site, or execute further malicious actions in the context of visiting users.", "risk_and_exploitability": "The CVSS score of 6.4 indicates moderate severity, while an EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a currently low probability of exploitation. However, because the vulnerability requires only contributor privileges\u2014a common role on many sites\u2014the risk of in\u2011site XSS remains significant for administrators who have granted such permissions. The flaw is not yet listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but any user who injects malicious content can infect all subsequent visitors to the affected pages, potentially leading to credential theft or site defacement."}}}}, "created": "2025-10-10T11:18:25.147910+00:00", "updated": "2026-04-20T19:30:06.157481+00:00", "vendors": ["muffingroup", "muffingroup$PRODUCT$betheme", "wordpress", "wordpress$PRODUCT$wordpress"]}