Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hivedigital Canonical Attachments canonical-attachments allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Canonical Attachments: from n/a through <= 1.8.
Published: 2025-04-09
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation allows reflected XSS attacks in the Canonical Attachments plugin. An attacker can embed malicious scripts within data that is subsequently echoed back in a generated page.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Hive Digital’s Canonical Attachments WordPress plugin versions from the initial release through version 1.8. Any WordPress installation containing one of these versions is potentially exposed.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 7.1, indicating a high severity of the issue. According to the EPSS score of < 1 %, the probability of exploitation is very low, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is indirect and requires that an attacker be able to submit data to the plugin’s interface via a web request; the attack is performed by instructing a victim browser to execute the injected script.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 10:54 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Canonical Attachments plugin to a version newer than 1.8 or uninstall the plugin if it is no longer required.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, disable the plugin or restrict its capabilities so that no user can submit data to the affected endpoints.
  • Implement additional web‑application security controls such as a CSP header or a plugin that sanitizes user input across the site to mitigate similar XSS vectors.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 10:54 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-10606 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hivedigital Canonical Attachments allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Canonical Attachments: from n/a through 1.7.
History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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'}

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hivedigital Canonical Attachments allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Canonical Attachments: from n/a through 1.7. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hivedigital Canonical Attachments canonical-attachments allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Canonical Attachments: from n/a through <= 1.8.
Title WordPress Canonical Attachments Plugin <= 1.7 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability WordPress Canonical Attachments Plugin <= 1.8 - Stored 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'}

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hivedigital Canonical Attachments allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Canonical Attachments: from n/a through 1.7.
Title WordPress Canonical Attachments Plugin <= 1.7 - Stored 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:12:24.016Z

Reserved: 2025-04-09T11:19:50.088Z

Link: CVE-2025-32543

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Updated: 2025-04-09T17:41:15.244Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-04-09T17:15:44.733

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:29:04.657

Link: CVE-2025-32543

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-01T11:00:15Z

Weaknesses