CVE-2025-30928

WordPress WP Biographia plugin <= 4.0.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Published Jun 6, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vicchi WP Biographia wp-biographia allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Biographia: from n/a through <= 4.0.0.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of input during web page generation, which allows malicious scripts to be stored within the WordPress WP Biographia plugin’s data. The stored cross‑site scripting flaw (CWE‑79) can cause scripts to run in any user’s browser that views the affected content, potentially leading to session hijacking, credential theft, defacement, or the delivery of malware to visitors of the website. The CVSS score of 5.9 indicates that the impact is moderate, affecting confidentiality and integrity but not directly compromising availability of the host system.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects the Vicchi WP Biographia WordPress plugin in all releases up to and including version 4.0.0. No other vendors or products are listed, and the vulnerability has no version range beyond the stated upper bound of 4.0.0.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score is listed as less than 1 %, indicating a low probability of exploitation at present, and the vulnerability is not recorded in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker must be able to submit or modify plugin‑stored data—for example by creating or editing a biography entry, or uploading media—to insert malicious code. The stored nature of the flaw means that once a payload is saved, it will be rendered to every visitor who accesses the entry, thus offering a wide attack surface once the plugin is installed on a site.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade WP Biographia to the latest release that includes the XSS fix
  • If no update is available, disable or remove the plugin to prevent the flaw from being used
  • Apply a web‑application firewall or a security plugin that blocks XSS payloads to add another layer of protection

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 07:51 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-17201 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vicchi WP Biographia allows Stored XSS. This issue affects WP Biographia: from n/a through 4.0.0.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vicchi WP Biographia allows Stored XSS. This issue affects WP Biographia: from n/a through 4.0.0. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vicchi WP Biographia wp-biographia allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Biographia: from n/a through <= 4.0.0.
Title WordPress WP Biographia <= 4.0.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability WordPress WP Biographia plugin <= 4.0.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vicchi WP Biographia allows Stored XSS. This issue affects WP Biographia: from n/a through 4.0.0.
Title WordPress WP Biographia <= 4.0.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Subscriptions

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Updated
Apr 28, 2026, 4:12 PM
Reserved
Mar 26, 2025, 9:21 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 6, 2025, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:09 AM