SB2025090320 - Stored cross-site scripting in Amministrazione Trasparente plugin for WordPress
Published: September 3, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025090320
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5083)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within admin settings. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/WPGov/amministrazione-trasparente/blob/31e69c2ef42f36bca0b66d0550794d18292f5a23/settings.php#L49-L50
- https://github.com/WPGov/amministrazione-trasparente/blob/31e69c2ef42f36bca0b66d0550794d18292f5a23/settings.php#L59-L60
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3352443/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/amministrazione-trasparente/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8741bbdf-ddd9-41f7-8d22-b9350f2cf659?source=cve