Description
The Sermon Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `sermon-views` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.30.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. 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.
Published: 2025-12-05
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Sermon Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross‑Site Scripting via the sermon‑views shortcode in all versions up to 2.30.0. Unsanitized user‑supplied attributes allow an attacker to inject arbitrary scripts that will execute whenever a user views a page containing the injected shortcode, thereby compromising the user’s browser session or leaking data.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that install the wpforchurch Sermon Manager plugin version 2.30.0 or earlier are affected. The vulnerability is limited to sites that have the plugin enabled and have users with Contributor or higher level access.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 indicates moderate severity, but the EPSS score of less than 1 % suggests a very low likelihood of active exploitation in the wild. The flaw is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, further indicating limited public exploitation. Attackers must first authenticate as a Contributor or above to add or edit the sermon‑views shortcode, then craft a payload that becomes stored and later executed in any user’s browser. Based on the description, it is inferred that no privilege escalation beyond the user’s existing role is required, but the impact is in the integrity and confidentiality of all site visitors’ browsers.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 12:17 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Sermon Manager plugin to the latest available release that removes the vulnerability.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, restrict the ability of Contributor and higher roles to insert or edit the sermon‑views shortcode, or temporarily revoke those roles from editing content.
  • Apply a Content‑Security‑Policy header that limits script execution origins, reducing the damage of any remaining stored payloads.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 12:17 UTC.

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History

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
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Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:45:00 +0000

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Description The Sermon Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `sermon-views` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.30.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. 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.
Title Sermon Manager <= 2.30.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:48:33.448Z

Reserved: 2025-10-27T19:57:18.038Z

Link: CVE-2025-12368

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Updated: 2025-12-05T15:06:51.081Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-05T06:16:07.070

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-12368

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-22T12:30:16Z

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