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MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description
The Schema Scalpel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post title in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping when outputting user-supplied data into JSON-LD schema markup. 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.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-12118
Source
Wordfence
Published
Nov 1, 2025 at 04:27
Affected Product
Vendor
kevingillispie
Product
Schema Scalpel
Version
*
Affected Versions
kevingillispie Schema Scalpel *
CWE Classification
References
- www.wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9289e93c-22ac-4f3f-8a8a-591d9a598713
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/schema-scalpel/tags/1.6.1/public/class-schema-scalpel-public.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/schema-scalpel/tags/1.6.1/public/class-schema-scalpel-public.php
- github.com /kevingillispie/Schema-Scalpel/commit/0a24430ed4f99a3998d032e755cd97a57d4fae29