CVE-2025-4776

MEDIUM

Phlox <= 2.17.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via data-caption Attribute

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
averta/Phlox < 2.17.7
Published Jan 06, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026