CVE-2025-8722

Content Views <= 4.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Grid and List Widgets

Published Sep 6, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Content Views plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Grid and List widgets in all versions up to, and including, 4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

Analysis

Technical impact

The Content Views plugin is vulnerable to stored cross‑site scripting via its Grid and List widgets because user supplied attributes are not properly sanitized and output escaped. An attacker with contributor-level or higher access can inject arbitrary JavaScript that will run in the context of any user who views an affected page. This enables theft of session cookies, defacement, or the execution of further malicious actions on behalf of the victim.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites utilizing the Content Views – Post Grid & Filter, Recent Posts, Category Posts, and related shortcode features, Gutenberg blocks, or Elementor widgets. All plugin versions up to and including 4.1 are impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 indicates a moderate severity. The EPSS score is below 1%, suggesting a low likelihood of exploitation in the near term, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attack requires authenticated attacker privileges of contributor level or higher. The flaw is stored and will affect every site visitor who loads a page containing the injected widget code.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

pt-guy

Content Views – Post Grid & Filter, Recent Posts, Category Posts … (Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks, and Widgets for Elementor)

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 4.1

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Update the Content Views plugin to the latest available version which removes the stored XSS flaw
If an update cannot be applied immediately, disable the Grid and List widgets or replace them with safer alternatives
Restrict or revoke contributor and above roles on the site until the vulnerability is mitigated
Deploy a web application firewall rule to block payloads containing XSS vectors on the affected widget attributes

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 14:22 UTC.

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.254% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-views-query-and-display-post-page/trunk/elementor/render.php#L30
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3350005/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/content-views-query-and-display-post-page/#developers
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/12443e0c-2a03-4f62-bf89-cf0497f44a26?source=cve

History

Sep 8, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Sep 6, 2025 3:45 AM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The Content Views plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Grid and List widgets in all versions up to, and including, 4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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		Content Views <= 4.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Grid and List Widgets
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-views-query-and-display-post-page/trunk/elementor/render.php#L30 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3350005/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/content-views-query-and-display-post-page/#developers https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/12443e0c-2a03-4f62-bf89-cf0497f44a26?source=cve
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'}`