CVE-2025-31812

WordPress BuddyPress Members Only plugin <= 3.5.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Apr 1, 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 Tomas BuddyPress Members Only buddypress-members-only allows Stored XSS.This issue affects BuddyPress Members Only: from n/a through <= 3.5.3.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The vulnerability is a stored cross‑site scripting flaw that permits an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript into the BuddyPress Members Only plugin. When a crafted input reaches the plugin’s output path, the injected code is rendered by browsers of any visitors to the affected pages. This can enable session hijacking, cookie theft, defacement, or redirection of users to malicious sites.

Affected Systems

The issue affects Tomas BuddyPress Members Only, a WordPress plugin used for managing member visibility. All releases up to and including version 3.5.3 are vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1 % suggests a low probability of exploitation. The flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers would likely exploit the vulnerability by submitting unsanitized input through plugin fields that are then served unescaped to other users. If successful, the impact could be widespread across all users who view the compromised content.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the BuddyPress Members Only plugin to the latest patched release to eliminate the XSS flaw.
  • If an update is not yet available, restrict or disable the fields that accept untrusted user input, or use WordPress sanitisation hooks to escape all output produced by the plugin.
  • Deploy a content‑security‑policy header on the WordPress site that blocks inline script execution and limits the sources of externally loaded scripts to mitigate the effect of any remaining XSS vectors.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 02:03 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-9212 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Tomas BuddyPress Members Only allows Stored XSS. This issue affects BuddyPress Members Only: from n/a through 3.5.3.
History
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'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Tomas BuddyPress Members Only allows Stored XSS. This issue affects BuddyPress Members Only: from n/a through 3.5.3. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Tomas BuddyPress Members Only buddypress-members-only allows Stored XSS.This issue affects BuddyPress Members Only: from n/a through <= 3.5.3.
References
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'}

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 Tomas BuddyPress Members Only allows Stored XSS. This issue affects BuddyPress Members Only: from n/a through 3.5.3.
Title WordPress BuddyPress Members Only plugin <= 3.5.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
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'}

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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
Apr 1, 2025, 1:20 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Apr 1, 2025, 3:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:10 AM