The Phlox theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `data-caption` HTML attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description The Phlox theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `data-caption` HTML attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Phlox <= 2.17.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `data-caption` HTML Attribute
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-06T14:23:11.355Z

Reserved: 2025-05-15T13:59:30.119Z

Link: CVE-2025-4776

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-06T14:23:08.661Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-06T07:15:43.020

Modified: 2026-01-06T07:15:43.020

Link: CVE-2025-4776

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-06T14:15:50Z

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