wpase Admin and Site Enhancements Plugin up to 7.9.7 on WordPress SVG File Parser xmlrpc.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in wpase Admin and Site Enhancements Plugin up to 7.9.7 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file xmlrpc.php of the component SVG File Parser. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-9487. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in wpase Admin and Site Enhancements Plugin up to 7.9.7 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file xmlrpc.php of the component SVG File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) WordPress plugin before 7.9.8 does not sanitise SVG files when uploaded via xmlrpc.php when such uploads are enabled, which could allow users to upload a malicious SVG containing XSS payloads

The weakness was released by Nguyen Hoang Duy. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-9487 since 08/26/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:xmlrpc.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 7.9.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-30407). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Admin and Site Enhancements Plugin 7.9.8

Timelineinfo

08/26/2025 CVE reserved
09/22/2025 +27 days Advisory disclosed
09/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Nguyen Hoang Duy
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-9487 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-9487
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325211
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2025 09:24
Updated: 09/22/2025 11:53
Changes: 09/22/2025 09:24 (59), 09/22/2025 11:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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