CVE-2025-26770

WordPress Waymark plugin <= 1.5.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Feb 17, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Joe Waymark waymark allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Waymark: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.

Analysis

Technical impact

The Waymark plugin for WordPress contains an improper neutralization of input during web page generation that allows an attacker to inject scripts that are stored in the database and served to visitors. Attackers can deliver malicious code that steals credentials, hijacks sessions, or defaces the site, representing a stored XSS vulnerability identified by CWE‑79.

Affected Systems

WordPress installations running the Joe Waymark Waymark plugin version 1.5.0 or earlier are affected. This includes all sites that have not upgraded beyond this version.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating moderate severity, and an EPSS score of less than 1 %, suggesting a low probability of exploitation. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Likely, an attacker could exploit the flaw by using the plugin’s content editing interface or by adding malicious content to the site’s stored data, resulting in client‑side script execution for any visitor.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Joe

Waymark

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.5.0

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Upgrade the Waymark plugin to a version newer than 1.5.0.
If an immediate upgrade is not possible, remove any custom content that permits unfiltered user input and restrict writing privileges.
Apply a web application firewall rule to block script injection in the plugin’s input fields.
Keep WordPress core and all plugins, including Waymark, regularly updated to reduce future risk.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 16:06 UTC.

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-4877	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Joe Waymark allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Waymark: from n/a through 1.5.0.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.234% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/waymark/vulnerability/wordpress-waymark-plugin-1-5-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Apr 23, 2026 3:00 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Apr 1, 2026 11:45 PM Description updated. References updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Joe Waymark allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Waymark: from n/a through 1.5.0.	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Joe Waymark waymark allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Waymark: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.
References	https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/waymark/vulnerability/wordpress-waymark-plugin-1-5-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/waymark/vulnerability/wordpress-waymark-plugin-1-5-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0007}`	epss `{'score': 0.00031}`

Feb 18, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Feb 17, 2025 11:45 AM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Joe Waymark allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Waymark: from n/a through 1.5.0.
Title		WordPress Waymark plugin <= 1.5.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/waymark/vulnerability/wordpress-waymark-plugin-1-5-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`