CVE-2025-49863

WordPress Advanced Sermons plugin <= 3.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Published Jun 17, 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 WP CodeUs Advanced Sermons advanced-sermons allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Advanced Sermons: from n/a through <= 3.6.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

WP CodeUs Advanced Sermons is vulnerable to Stored Cross‑Site Scripting because it fails to neutralize user input before rendering it on the site. An attacker can embed malicious script code into sermon content, which will then execute in the browsers of any visitor who loads the affected page. This allows arbitrary client‑side code execution within the context of the website for those visitors.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability applies to the WordPress Advanced Sermons plugin from any initial release up through version 3.6. Administrators or users who can add or edit sermon entries are able to inject malicious payloads that are then stored in the database and displayed to guests.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 6.5 indicates a medium severity. The EPSS score is less than 1 %, suggesting that exploitation is unlikely at present, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. The attack vector most likely requires the attacker to have the capability to submit or modify sermon content—typically an authenticated administrator or privileged user. Once the payload is stored, every visitor to the affected page will run the malicious script in their browsers. No other explicit prerequisites are stated, so the risk is contingent on the attacker’s ability to create or edit sermon entries.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Advanced Sermons to the most recent release, ideally a version newer than 3.6, to remove the stored XSS flaw.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately available, uninstall or disable the plugin to eliminate the attack surface.
  • Apply a web application firewall rule that strips or blocks script tags from being rendered in the output of the Advanced Sermons pages.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 07:30 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-28322 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Codeus Advanced Sermons allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Advanced Sermons: from n/a through 3.6.
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 WP Codeus Advanced Sermons allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Advanced Sermons: from n/a through 3.6. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP CodeUs Advanced Sermons advanced-sermons allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Advanced Sermons: from n/a through <= 3.6.
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 WP Codeus Advanced Sermons allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Advanced Sermons: from n/a through 3.6.
Title WordPress Advanced Sermons plugin <= 3.6 - 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
May 12, 2026, 12:24 AM
Reserved
Jun 11, 2025, 4:05 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 17, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:32 AM