CVE-2025-31563

WordPress AI Search Bar plugin <= 2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Apr 1, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Vimal Kava AI Search Bar open-ai-search-bar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects AI Search Bar: from n/a through <= 2.1.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of input that allows stored XSS. An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the plugin’s input fields, and those scripts are stored and later rendered as part of the web page. When a user views the affected page, the injected script executes in the user’s browser, giving the attacker the ability to run arbitrary JavaScript within that context.

Affected Systems

Vimal Kava AI Search Bar open‑ai‑search‑bar is affected for all released revisions up to and including version 2.1. The plugin is a WordPress add‑on that installs under the AI Search Bar namespace.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates high severity. The EPSS score of <1% signals a very low probability of exploitation at the time of analysis, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. The likely attack vector involves user input into the search bar, which the plugin stores and later displays without proper output encoding. Because the flaw is stored, a single compromised input can affect all users who view the affected page.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the AI Search Bar plugin to the latest released version that removes the stored XSS flaw
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, disable or uninstall the plugin until a fix is applied
  • Implement server‑side input validation or output encoding (e.g., apply htmlspecialchars or a templating engine that auto‑escapes) to ensure user‑supplied content cannot be rendered as executable code

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 11:30 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-9437 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Vimal Kava AI Search Bar allows Stored XSS. This issue affects AI Search Bar: from n/a through 1.3.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 Vimal Kava AI Search Bar allows Stored XSS. This issue affects AI Search Bar: from n/a through 1.3. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Vimal Kava AI Search Bar open-ai-search-bar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects AI Search Bar: from n/a through <= 2.1.
Title WordPress AI Search Bar plugin <= 1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability WordPress AI Search Bar plugin <= 2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 Vimal Kava AI Search Bar allows Stored XSS. This issue affects AI Search Bar: from n/a through 1.3.
Title WordPress AI Search Bar plugin <= 1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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
May 11, 2026, 11:59 PM
Reserved
Mar 31, 2025, 10:05 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Apr 1, 2025, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:10 AM